seventy-fourth

adj, noun — 2 senses

seventy-fourth

adj

UK /ˌsɛvənti ˈfɔːθ/ · US /ˌsɛvənti ˈfɔɹθ/

Etymology From seventy-four + -th (ordinal suffix).

1

The ordinal form of the number seventy-four, describing a person or thing in position number 74 of a sequence.

  • The answer appears on the seventy-fourth page of the book.
  • She finished seventy-fourth in the race.

seventy-fourth

noun

Etymology From seventy-four + -th (ordinal suffix).

1

One of seventy-four equal parts of a whole.

  • A seventy-fourth of 1480 is 20.

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