Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seventieth

/ˈsɛvnti.əθ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: sev-en-ti-eth
IPA: /ˈsɛvnti.əθ/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

The ordinal form of the number seventy.

noun

The person or thing in the seventieth position.

noun

One of seventy equal parts of a whole.

Example Sentences

"Satisfied that his room had not been searched while he was at the casino, Bond undressed and took a cold shower. Then he lit his seventieth cigarette of the day and sat down at the writing-table with the thick wad of his stake money and winnings beside him and entered some figures in a small note-book."
"All the septuagenarians remembered their seventieths fondly."

Etymology

From earlier seventeth, from Middle English seventiþe, seventithe; equivalent to seventy + -eth. For the modern form, see the etymological notes at twentieth.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: seventiþe
Suffix: seventy

Inflected Forms

seventieths (plural)

Derived Forms

seventiethly

Synonyms

70th

Questions

How do you pronounce seventieth?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛvnti.əθ/.
What does seventieth mean?: The ordinal form of the number seventy.
Where does seventieth come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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