seventy-first
Americanadjective
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next after the seventieth; being the ordinal number for 71.
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being one of 71 equal parts.
noun
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a seventy-first part, especially of one (1/71).
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the seventy-first member of a series.
Example Sentences
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At the seventy-first tee he lay on the ground for a brief rest, then rose, sent a perfect drive down the fairway.
From Time Magazine Archive
That July, for my seventy-first birthday, I was visited at the cottage at Victor Verster by nearly my entire family.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
A little later, in his seventy-first year, Confucius himself passed away, 479 b.c.
From The Sayings Of Confucius by Lyall, Leonard Arthur
Franklin, when he arrived in France, was in his seventy-first year; his health was in the main good, yet his strength had been severely tried by his journey=341= to Canada and by the voyage.
From Benjamin Franklin by Morse, John T. (John Torrey)
Now let's say it will be the seventy-first.
From Fairfax and His Pride by Vorst, Marie Van
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