seventy-four

1 of 3

adjective

: being one more than 73 in number
seventy-four years
see Table of Numbers

seventy-four

2 of 3

pronoun, plural in construction

"
: 74 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated
seventy-four are here
seventy-four were found

seventy-four

3 of 3

noun

"
1
: four and 70 : two times 37
2
a
: 74 units or objects
a total of seventy-four
b
: a group or set of 74
3
: the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 74
4
: the 74th in a set or series
5
: an old-time warship rated as carrying 74 guns
6
: a highly regarded southern African sparid food fish (Polysteganus undulosus) having a rosy red color above shading to white below with several wavy longitudinal blue streaks along the sides

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“Seventy-four.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seventy-four. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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