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seventy-eighth

/ˌsɛvənti ˈeɪ(t)θ/

seventy-eighth adjective: the ordinal form of the number seventy-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 78 of a sequence.

Adjective

seventy-eighth

  1. The ordinal form of the number seventy-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 78 of a sequence.
    • The answer appears on the seventy-eighth page of the book.
    • She finished seventy-eighth in the race.

Noun

seventy-eighth (plural seventy-eighths)

  1. One of seventy-eight equal parts of a whole.
    • A seventy-eighth of 1560 is 20.

seventy-eighth meaning in Hindi and Malayalam

seventy-eighth in Hindi

ordinal form of seventy-eight
अठहत्तरवाँ aṭhhattarvā̃
one of 78 equal parts
अठहत्तरवाँ aṭhhattarvā̃

seventy-eighth in Malayalam

ordinal form of seventy-eight
എഴുപത്തെട്ടാം eḻupatteṭṭāṁ

Forms of seventy-eighth

pluralseventy-eighths

Origin of seventy-eighth

From seventy-eight + -th (ordinal suffix).

Questions about seventy-eighth

What does seventy-eighth mean?
Seventy-eighth means the ordinal form of the number seventy-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 78 of a sequence.
What is seventy-eighth in Hindi?
Seventy-eighth in Hindi is अठहत्तरवाँ (aṭhhattarvā̃). See Seventy-eighth meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is seventy-eighth?
Seventy-eighth can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce seventy-eighth?
Seventy-eighth is pronounced /ˌsɛvənti ˈeɪ(t)θ/.

Words near seventy-eighth in the dictionary

  1. seventy six
  2. seventy three
  3. seventy two
  4. seventy-'leven
  5. seventy-eight
  6. seventy-eighth
  7. seventy-eighths
  8. seventy-eights
  9. seventy-eleven
  10. seventy-fifth
  11. seventy-fifths

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