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seventy-second

/ˌsɛvənti ˈsɛkənd/

seventy-second adjective: the ordinal form of the number seventy-two, describing a person or thing in position number 72 of a sequence.

Adjective

seventy-second

  1. The ordinal form of the number seventy-two, describing a person or thing in position number 72 of a sequence.
    • The answer appears on the seventy-second page of the book.
    • She finished seventy-second in the race.
  2. Lasting seventy seconds.

Noun

seventy-second (plural seventy-seconds)

  1. One of seventy-two equal parts of a whole.
    • A seventy-second of 1440 is 20.

seventy-second meaning in Hindi and Malayalam

seventy-second in Hindi

ordinal form of seventy-two
बहत्तरवाँ bahattarvā̃
one of 72 equal parts
बहत्तरवाँ bahattarvā̃

seventy-second in Malayalam

ordinal form of seventy-two
എഴുപത്തിരണ്ടാം eḻupattiraṇṭāṁ

Forms of seventy-second

pluralseventy-seconds

Questions about seventy-second

What does seventy-second mean?
Seventy-second means the ordinal form of the number seventy-two, describing a person or thing in position number 72 of a sequence.
What is seventy-second in Hindi?
Seventy-second in Hindi is बहत्तरवाँ (bahattarvā̃). See Seventy-second meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is seventy-second?
Seventy-second can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce seventy-second?
Seventy-second is pronounced /ˌsɛvənti ˈsɛkənd/.

Words near seventy-second in the dictionary

  1. seventy-ninth
  2. seventy-ninths
  3. seventy-one
  4. seventy-oneth
  5. seventy-oneths
  6. seventy-second
  7. seventy-seconds
  8. seventy-secondth
  9. seventy-seven
  10. seventy-seventh
  11. seventy-sevenths

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