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midseventies en · NOUN

Etymology

From mid- + seventies.

Meanings

  1. (plural, plural-only) The middle years of the 1970s.
    • In the midseventies, just as the Naughton-Peterson stories were becoming popular, surfers everywhere were becoming familiar with Uluwatu, a glistening temple-fronted break located on the southwest corner of Bali. 2011, Matt Warshaw, The History of Surfing, page 305:
  2. (plural, plural-only) The middle years between 70 and 80 years old.
    • Teng himself, now in his midseventies, had moved in and out of limbo several times. 1958, Harold Robert Isaacs, Scratches on Our Minds: American Views of China and India: