the seventies; the 1970s
Very common
phrase
Typemultiword
Subtypephrase
Structureneuter plural ordinal adjective + plural noun
UsageRefers to the decade from 1970 to 1979.
Examples
The seventies were different.
He was born in the seventies.
Music from the seventies is popular.
The film is about the seventies.
Do you remember the seventies?