seventy-eight

noun

sev·​en·​ty-eight ˌse-vən-tē-ˈāt How to pronounce seventy-eight (audio)
ˌse-bᵊm-, 
-dē-ˈāt
1
: a number that is one more than 77 see Table of Numbers
2
: a phonograph record designed to be played at 78 revolutions per minute
—usually written 78
seventy-eight adjective
seventy-eight pronoun, plural in construction

Examples of seventy-eight in a Sentence

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Up until then, there had been only seventy-eight astronauts who had gone to space. — Literary Hub, 16 June 2026 Chibuike was never with her at all, but that didn’t stop him from extracting about seventy-eight thousand euros from her over four years. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026 Though Canada and Mexico are co-hosting, seventy-eight of a hundred and four matches take place on American soil. — Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 6 July 2026 Two hundred and seventy-eight players have now been inducted, and each July, all living members are invited to welcome the incoming class. — Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for seventy-eight

Word History

First Known Use

1659, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of seventy-eight was in 1659

Rhymes for seventy-eight

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“Seventy-eight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seventy-eight. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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