adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˌsɛvənti ˈsɛkənd/
/ˌsɛvənti ˈsɛkən(t)θ/proscribed, see seventy-secondth
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1
adj
Meaning 1
The ordinal form of the number seventy-two, describing a person or thing in position number 72 of a sequence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The answer appears on the seventy-second page of the book.
She finished seventy-second in the race.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Lasting seventy seconds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
One of seventy-two equal parts of a whole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
A seventy-second of 1440 is 20.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
twee-en-sewentigste
— ordinal form of seventy-two
Belarusian:
се́мдзесят другі́
(sjémdzjesjat druhí)
— ordinal form of seventy-two
Catalan:
setanta-dosè
— ordinal form of seventy-two
Dutch:
tweeënzeventigste
— ordinal form of seventy-two
Esperanto:
sepdek-dua
— ordinal form of seventy-two
Finnish:
seitsemäskymmenestoinen
— ordinal form of seventy-two
Finnish:
seitsemäskymmeneskahdes
— ordinal form of seventy-two
French:
soixante-douzième
— ordinal form of seventy-two
Georgian:
სამოცდამეთორმეტე
(samocdametormeṭe)
— ordinal form of seventy-two
German:
zweiundsiebzigste
— ordinal form of seventy-two
Greek:
ἑβδομηκοστοδεύτερος
(evdomikostodéfteros)
— ordinal form of seventy-two
Hindi:
बहत्तरवाँ
(bahattarvā̃)
— ordinal form of seventy-two
Hungarian:
hetvenkettedik
— ordinal form of seventy-two
Italian:
settantaduesimo
— ordinal form of seventy-two
Malayalam:
എഴുപത്തിരണ്ടാം
(eḻupattiraṇṭāṁ)
— ordinal form of seventy-two
Manchu:
ᠨᠠᡩᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᠵᡠᠸᡝᠴᡳ
(nadanju juweci)
— ordinal form of seventy-two
Polish:
siedemdziesiąty drugi
— ordinal form of seventy-two
Romanian:
șaptezeci și doilea
— ordinal form of seventy-two
Romanian:
șaptezeci și doua
— ordinal form of seventy-two
Russian:
се́мьдесят второ́й
(sémʹdesjat vtorój)
— ordinal form of seventy-two
Spanish:
septuagésimo segundo
— ordinal form of seventy-two
Turkish:
yetmiş ikinci
— ordinal form of seventy-two
Ukrainian:
сімдеся́т дру́гий
(simdesját drúhyj)
— ordinal form of seventy-two
Catalan:
setanta-dosè
— one of 72 equal parts
Finnish:
seitsemäskymmeneskahdesosa
— one of 72 equal parts
French:
soixante-douzième
— one of 72 equal parts
Hindi:
बहत्तरवाँ
(bahattarvā̃)
— one of 72 equal parts