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seventy two

seventy two is the alternative form of seventy-two.

Meaning of seventy-two

Numeral

seventy-two

  1. The cardinal number immediately following seventy-one and preceding seventy-three.
    • The Platonic Great Year, the time it takes to make a complete circuit through the twelve astrological signs, is 25,920 years; ¹⁄₃₆₀ of that circle, or one degree, is seventy-two."1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 217
    Synonyms:
    six dozen, half gross, 72, LXXII

Questions about seventy two

What is seventy two the alternative form of?
Seventy two is the alternative form of seventy-two.

Words near seventy two in the dictionary

  1. seventy nine
  2. seventy one
  3. seventy seven
  4. seventy six
  5. seventy three
  6. seventy two
  7. seventy-'leven
  8. seventy-eight
  9. seventy-eighth
  10. seventy-eighths
  11. seventy-eights

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