Seventieth

/ˈsevntiəθ/

adjective

Being in the position of number 70 in a countable series of things.

This is my seventieth attempt to quit smoking.

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Pro Tip 1/3

Use 'seventieth' for highlighting major events like birthdays or anniversaries that mark 70 years.

Grandma celebrated her seventieth birthday surrounded by family.

Pro Tip 2/3

'Seventieth' can reference historical or significant years, being 70 years after an event or start of an era.

Next year, we will commemorate the seventieth anniversary of the peace treaty.

Pro Tip 3/3

Emphasize 'seventieth' as an ordinal number indicating position in a sequence, not quantity.

This novel is the seventieth in the series and continues the saga.

penultimate

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