seventy-two

1 of 3

adjective

: being one more than 71 in number

seventy-two years

see Table of Numbers

seventy-two

2 of 3

pronoun, plural in construction

"

: 72 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated

seventy-two are here

seventy-two were found

seventy-two

3 of 3

noun

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1

: two and 70 : three times 24 : four times 18 : six times 12 : six dozen

2

a

: 72 units or objects

a total of seventy-two

b

: a group or set of 72

3

: the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 72

4

: the 72d in a set or series

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