seventy-one

1 of 3

adjective

: being one more than 70 in number
seventy-one years
see Table of Numbers

seventy-one

2 of 3

pronoun, plural in construction

"
: 71 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated
seventy-one are here
seventy-one were found

seventy-one

3 of 3

noun

"
1
: one and 70
2
a
: 71 units or objects
a total of seventy-one
b
: a group or set of 71
3
: the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 71
4
: the 71st in a set or series

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“Seventy-one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seventy-one. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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