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seventy-eighth

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌsɛvənti ˈeɪ(t)θ/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

The ordinal form of the number seventy-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 78 of a sequence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The answer appears on the seventy-eighth page of the book.
  • She finished seventy-eighth in the race.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One of seventy-eight equal parts of a whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • A seventy-eighth of 1560 is 20.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From seventy-eight + -th (ordinal suffix).

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: agt-en-sewentigste — ordinal form of seventy-eight
  • Belarusian: се́мдзесят во́сьмы (sjémdzjesjat vósʹmy) — ordinal form of seventy-eight
  • Catalan: setanta-vuitè — ordinal form of seventy-eight
  • Dutch: achtenzeventigste — ordinal form of seventy-eight
  • Esperanto: sepdek-oka — ordinal form of seventy-eight
  • Finnish: seitsemäskymmeneskahdeksas — ordinal form of seventy-eight
  • French: soixante-dix-huitième — ordinal form of seventy-eight
  • Georgian: სამოცდამეთვრამეტე (samocdametvrameṭe) — ordinal form of seventy-eight
  • German: achtundsiebzigste — ordinal form of seventy-eight
  • Hindi: अठहत्तरवाँ (aṭhhattarvā̃) — ordinal form of seventy-eight
  • Hungarian: hetvennyolcadik — ordinal form of seventy-eight
  • Italian: settantottesimo — ordinal form of seventy-eight
  • Malayalam: എഴുപത്തെട്ടാം (eḻupatteṭṭāṁ) — ordinal form of seventy-eight
  • Manchu: ᠨᠠᡩᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᠵᠠᡴᡡᠴᡳ (nadanju jakūci) — ordinal form of seventy-eight
  • Polish: siedemdziesiąty ósmy — ordinal form of seventy-eight
  • Russian: се́мьдесят восьмо́й (sémʹdesjat vosʹmój) — ordinal form of seventy-eight
  • Spanish: septuagésimo octavo — ordinal form of seventy-eight
  • Swedish: sjuttioåttonde — ordinal form of seventy-eight
  • Ukrainian: сімдеся́т во́сьмий (simdesját vósʹmyj) — ordinal form of seventy-eight
  • Catalan: setanta-vuitè — one of 78 equal parts
  • Finnish: seitsemäskymmeneskahdeksasosa — one of 78 equal parts
  • French: soixante-dix-huitième — one of 78 equal parts
  • Hindi: अठहत्तरवाँ (aṭhhattarvā̃) — one of 78 equal parts
  • Italian: settantottesimo — one of 78 equal parts
Real reading context

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