seventy-second

English

English ordinal numbers
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    Cardinal : seventy-two
    Ordinal : seventy-second

Numeral

seventy-second

  1. (ordinal) 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.

Usage notes

English ordinal numbers may function as either an adjective or as a noun, and almost never appear in the plural.

Abbreviations

  • 72nd, 72nd

Translations

Noun

seventy-second (plural seventy-seconds)

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