seventieth
[ sev-uhn-tee-ith ]
/ ˈsɛv ən ti ɪθ /
adjective
next after the sixty-ninth; being the ordinal number for 70.
being one of 70 equal parts.
noun
a seventieth part, especially of one (1/70).
the seventieth member of a series.
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British Dictionary definitions for seventieth
seventieth
/ (ˈsɛvəntɪɪθ) /
adjective
(usually prenominal)
- being the ordinal number of seventy in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc: often written 70th
- (as noun)the seventieth in line
noun
- one of 70 approximately equal parts of something
- (as modifier)a seventieth part
the fraction equal to one divided by 70 (1/70)
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