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seventy-fourth

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌsɛvənti ˈfɔːθ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˌsɛvənti ˈfɔɹθ/

1

adj

Meaning 1

The ordinal form of the number seventy-four, describing a person or thing in position number 74 of a sequence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One of seventy-four equal parts of a whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • A seventy-fourth of 1480 is 20.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: vier-en-sewentigste — ordinal form of seventy-four
  • Belarusian: се́мдзесят чацвёрты (sjémdzjesjat čacvjórty) — ordinal form of seventy-four
  • Catalan: setanta-quatrè — ordinal form of seventy-four
  • Dutch: vierenzeventigste — ordinal form of seventy-four
  • Esperanto: sepdek-kvara — ordinal form of seventy-four
  • Finnish: seitsemäskymmenesneljäs — ordinal form of seventy-four
  • French: soixante-quatorzième — ordinal form of seventy-four
  • Georgian: სამოცდამეთოთხმეტე (samocdametotxmeṭe) — ordinal form of seventy-four
  • German: vierundsiebzigste — ordinal form of seventy-four
  • Hindi: चौहत्तरवाँ (cauhattarvā̃) — ordinal form of seventy-four
  • Hungarian: hetvennegyedik — ordinal form of seventy-four
  • Italian: settantaquattresimo — ordinal form of seventy-four
  • Malayalam: എഴുപത്തിനാലാം (eḻupattinālāṁ) — ordinal form of seventy-four
  • Manchu: ᠨᠠᡩᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᡩᡠᡳᠴᡳ (nadanju duici) — ordinal form of seventy-four
  • Polish: siedemdziesiąty czwarty — ordinal form of seventy-four
  • Russian: се́мьдесят четвёртый (sémʹdesjat četvjórtyj) — ordinal form of seventy-four
  • Spanish: septuagésimo cuarto — ordinal form of seventy-four
  • Swedish: sjuttiofjärde — ordinal form of seventy-four
  • Ukrainian: сімдеся́т четве́ртий (simdesját četvértyj) — ordinal form of seventy-four
  • Catalan: setanta-quatrè — one of 74 equal parts
  • Finnish: seitsemäskymmenesneljäsosa — one of 74 equal parts
  • French: soixante-quatorzième — one of 74 equal parts
  • Hindi: चौहत्तरवाँ (cauhattarvā̃) — one of 74 equal parts
  • Italian: settantaquattresimo — one of 74 equal parts
Real reading context

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