70s

See also: '70s and 70's

English

Alternative forms

• '70s, 70's

Noun

70s pl (plural only)

1. The decade of the 1970s.

   Synonyms: 1970s, seventies

   • 2007 May 19, C. J. Chivers, “Eviction Notice Is Latest Russian Move Against Journalists”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     “Such templates I heard only in the 70s and 80s — extreme nonprofessionalism and surprisingly visible censorship.

2. Temperatures from 70 to 79 degrees.
3. The decade of one's life from age 70 through age 79.
   • 2002 January 8, Cheong Suk-Wai, “Faith in a new tomorrow”, in The Straits Times:

     Many of his friends are joining a burgeoning international community of elderweds, or those who marry in their 60s, 70s or even 80s.

Translations

the decade of the 1970s — see seventies

See also

decades in English (edit)