seventy-eight

noun

sev·​en·​ty-eight ˌse-vən-tē-ˈāt How to pronounce seventy-eight (audio)
ˌse-bᵊm-,
-dē-ˈāt
1
: a number that is one more than 77 see Table of Numbers
2
: a phonograph record designed to be played at 78 revolutions per minute
—usually written 78
seventy-eight adjective
seventy-eight pronoun, plural in construction

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Over several days, beginning on February 4th, the government sent a hundred and seventy-eight Venezuelan migrants apprehended on U.S. soil to the site. — Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025 By 1960, more than a hundred and seventy-eight thousand people lived there, and about thirty thousand people worked at Gary Works. — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025

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1659, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of seventy-eight was in 1659

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“Seventy-eight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seventy-eight. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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