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78

78 noun: a gramophone record played at 78 revolutions per minute.

Noun

78 (plural 78s or 78's)

  1. (retronym) A gramophone record played at 78 revolutions per minute.
    • She swallowed hard, and her arm jerked sideways, knocking over a table lamp, which fell onto the record player, where our favourite 78 was spinning round.2009, Jennifer Worth, Farewell to the East End, Weidenfeld & Nicholson, page 273

Forms of 78

plural78s
plural78's

Questions about 78

What does 78 mean?
78 means a gramophone record played at 78 revolutions per minute.
What part of speech is 78?
78 is a noun.
What is the plural of 78?
The plural of 78 is 78s.

Words near 78 in the dictionary

  1. 76th
  2. 770
  3. 777
  4. 777s
  5. 77th
  6. 78
  7. 78's
  8. 782 gear
  9. 78s
  10. 78th
  11. 79th

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