1970s

Noun

Meaning

the decade from 1970 to 1979

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

seventies 70s Me Decade '70s the me decade the era of roller skating the disco era the age of excess the counterculture era the oil crisis era the polyester era the post-vietnam era the watergate era the era of lava lamps the era of platform shoes

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Hypernyms

decade decennary decennium

Anagrams

1790s

Examples

The dreams of the 1960s began to disappear in the 1970s. The economy collapsed, and so did the optimism of the Metabolists. Toyo Ito

In the 1970s and a lot of the 1980s, we would have thanked our lucky stars in the coalfield areas for growth of 1.75 per cent. The only thing growing then were the lines of coke in front of boy George and the rest of them. Dennis Skinner

There are many reasons there was higher inflation in the 1970s. But that is a complicated story that deals with much more than tax policies. Lawrence Klein

In 1970s Britain, conservative philosophy was the preoccupation of a few half-mad recluses. Roger Scruton

People always underestimate the impact of technology. To give you an example: In the 1970s the frontier for offshore development was 200 meters, today it is 4,000 meters. Daniel Yergin

Well, you know, I was raised by a 1970s feminist. My mom had a consciousness-raising group. I used to sit at the top of the stairs and listen to them. Ayelet Waldman

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