seventy-eight: Meaning and Definition of
sev•enty-eight
Pronunciation: (sev'un-tē-āt'), [key]
— n.
- a cardinal number, 70 plus 8.
- a symbol for this number, as 78 or LXXVIII.
- a set of this many persons or things.
—adj.
- amounting to 78 in number.
78
Pronunciation: (sev'un-tē-āt'), [key]
— pl. 78s, 78's.
- an early type of shellac-based phonograph record that played at 78 revolutions per minute.
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