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Definition of "seventy-eight" [seventy-eight]

  • A phonograph record designed to be played at 78 revolutions per minute. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "seventy-eight" in a sentence
  • "In one month at the dealership—August 1994—he had his name on seventy-eight deals."
  • "Greg McMichael—Every pitch he threw seemed to be about seventy-eight miles per hour, and seemed to travel on a consistent parabola."
  • "“Fellow graduates of the class of seventy-eight, Principal Osder, distinguished guests, family, friends . . .”"