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78s

78s is the plural of 78.

Meaning of 78

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

Questions about 78s

What is 78s the plural of?
78s is the plural of 78.

Words near 78s in the dictionary

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

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