seventy-second

English

English ordinal numbers

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Cardinal : seventy-two     Ordinal : seventy-second

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɛvənti ˈsɛkənd/, (proscribed, see seventy-secondth) /ˌsɛvənti ˈsɛkən(t)θ/

Adjective

seventy-second

1. 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, 72^nd

Translations

ordinal form of seventy-two

Afrikaans: twee-en-sewentigste (af) Belarusian: се́мдзесят другі́ (sjémdzjesjat druhí) Catalan: setanta-dosè (ca) Dutch: tweeënzeventigste (nl) Esperanto: sepdek-dua Finnish: seitsemäskymmenestoinen, seitsemäskymmeneskahdes French: soixante-douzième Georgian: სამოცდამეთორმეტე (samocdametormeṭe) German: zweiundsiebzigste Greek: ἑβδομηκοστοδεύτερος (evdomikostodev́teros) (Byzantine Greek) Hindi: बहत्तरवाँ (hi) (bahattarvā̃) Hungarian: hetvenkettedik (hu) Italian: settantaduesimo Malayalam: എഴുപത്തിരണ്ടാം (eḻupattiraṇṭāṁ) Manchu: ᠨᠠᡩᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᠵᡠᠸᡝᠴᡳ (nadanju juweci) Polish: siedemdziesiąty drugi (pl) Romanian: șaptezeci și doilea m or n, șaptezeci și doua f Russian: се́мьдесят второ́й (sémʹdesjat vtorój) Spanish: septuagésimo segundo Turkish: yetmiş ikinci Ukrainian: сімдеся́т дру́гий (simdesját drúhyj)

Noun

seventy-second (plural seventy-seconds)

1. One of seventy-two equal parts of a whole.

   A seventy-second of 1440 is 20.

Translations

one of 72 equal parts

Catalan: setanta-dosè (ca) m Finnish: seitsemäskymmeneskahdesosa French: soixante-douzième m Hindi: बहत्तरवाँ (hi) (bahattarvā̃) Italian: settantaduesimo m