1870s

1. 1.

   the decade from 1870 to 1879

   Broaderdecade

Questions about 1870s

What does 1870s mean?

1870s means "the decade from 1870 to 1879".

How many syllables are in 1870s?

1870s has 1 syllable under the regular spelling rules, and is not divided further. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is 1870s a common word?

1870s is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.