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seventy

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  1. number                
 
sev.en.ty \'sev-*n-te-, -de-\ n [seventy, adj., fr. ME, fr. OE seofontig, 
   short for hundseofonti]g, fr. hundseofontig, n., group of 70, fr. hund 
   hundred + seofon seven + -tig group of ten - more at HUNDRED, EIGHTY pl  2: 
   the numbers 70 to 79; specif : the years 70 to 79 in a lifetime  or century 
   cap  3: a Mormon elder ordained for missionary work under the apostles  - 
   seventy ajor ;pn