Sev"en*ty (?), a. [AS. hund-
seofontig. See Seven, and Ten, and cf.
Seventeen, Sixty.] Seven times ten; one more than
sixty-nine.
Sev"en*ty, n.; pl.
Seventies (&?;). 1. The sum of
seven times ten; seventy units or objects.
2. A symbol representing seventy units, as 70,
or lxx.
The Seventy, the translators of the Greek
version of the Old Testament called the Septuagint. See
Septuagint.
Sev"en*ty (?), a. [AS. hund-
seofontig. See Seven, and Ten, and cf.
Seventeen, Sixty.] Seven times ten; one more than
sixty-nine.
Sev"en*ty, n.; pl.
Seventies (&?;). 1. The sum of
seven times ten; seventy units or objects.
2. A symbol representing seventy units, as 70,
or lxx.
The Seventy, the translators of the Greek
version of the Old Testament called the Septuagint. See
Septuagint.
