midseventies

English

Etymology

mid- +‎ seventies

Noun

midseventies pl (plural only)

1. The middle years of the 1970s.
   • 2011, Matt Warshaw, The History of Surfing, page 305:

     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.

2. The middle years between 70 and 80 years old.
   • 1958, Harold Robert Isaacs, Scratches on Our Minds: American Views of China and India:

     Teng himself, now in his midseventies, had moved in and out of limbo several times.