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seventy-eight

sev·enty-eight
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sev-uh n-tee-eyt]
    • /ˈsɛv ən ti ˈāt/
    • /ˈsevnti eɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sev-uh n-tee-eyt]
    • /ˈsɛv ən ti ˈāt/

Definitions of seventy-eight word

  • noun seventy-eight a cardinal number, 70 plus 8. 1
  • noun seventy-eight a symbol for this number, as 78 or LXXVIII. 1
  • noun seventy-eight a set of this many persons or things. 1
  • adjective seventy-eight amounting to 78 in number. 1
  • noun plural seventy-eight an early type of shellac-based phonograph record that played at 78 revolutions per minute. 1
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Origin of seventy-eight

First appearance:

before 1950
One of the 5% newest English words
First recorded in 1950-55

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Parts of speech for Seventy-eight

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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seventy-eight popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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