seventy-three

1 of 3

adjective

: being one more than 72 in number
seventy-three years
see Table of Numbers

seventy-three

2 of 3

pronoun, plural in construction

"
: 73 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated
seventy-three are here
seventy-three were found

seventy-three

3 of 3

noun

"
1
: three and 70
2
a
: 73 units or objects
a total of seventy-three
b
: a group or set of 73
3
: the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 73
4
: the 73d in a set or series

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“Seventy-three.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seventy-three. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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