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# seventieth

«seventieth» in Mova's school dictionary: **number 70 in order, coming after the sixty-ninth: her…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

ordinal number / adjective (seventieth); noun (a seventieth, seventieths)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Seventieth means number 70 in order, coming after the sixty-ninth: her seventieth birthday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seventieth/#m1)

2) A seventieth is one of 70 equal parts of something (1/70). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seventieth/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Maths: ordinal numbers tell position (first, second ... seventieth); 70th is the short form. A seventieth as a fraction is 1/70, a very small part. Everyday life: a seventieth birthday is a big celebration for grandparents. Phrases: «seventieth birthday», «seventieth anniversary».

### examples

- Grandma is having a party for her seventieth birthday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seventieth/#x1)
- He finished in seventieth place out of a hundred runners. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seventieth/#x2)
- The school celebrated its seventieth anniversary. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seventieth/#x3)
- One seventieth of 140 is 2. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seventieth/#x4)
- This is the seventieth page of my book. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seventieth/#x5)
- The queen's seventieth year on the throne was called the Platinum Jubilee. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seventieth/#x6)
- Hans thought he would count them for fun, and had already reached the five hundred and seventieth when his host returned and cried, laughing: [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seventieth/#x7)

### note

Short form: 70th. Spelling: seventy changes y to ie: seventieth (not seventyth). In maths, «a seventieth» = 1/70; «seventy times» means ×70. Do not confuse with «seventeenth» (17th).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «seventieth» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seventieth/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.