seventy-six

1 of 3

adjective

: being one more than 75 in number

seventy-six years

see Table of Numbers

seventy-six

2 of 3

pronoun, plural in construction

"

: 76 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated

seventy-six are here

seventy-six were found

seventy-six

3 of 3

noun

"

1

: six and 70 : four times 19

2

a

: 76 units or objects

a total of seventy-six

b

: a group or set of 76

3

: the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 76

4

: the 76th in a set or series

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