Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Being four more than seventy; denoting the number 74.

Usage

• Adjective: Used exclusively as a numeral to represent the quantity seventy-four. It is a cardinal number.
  • The manuscript is identified as Chapter lxxiv.
  • The Roman numeral lxxiv corresponds to the Arabic numeral 74.

Advanced Usage

• In Formal Numbering: Often found in prefaces, volume numbering, or chapter designations, particularly in historical or classical texts, to denote sequence or quantity.
  • The event is documented in Volume LXXIV of the annals.

Variants and Related Words

• 74: The Arabic numeral equivalent.
• Seventy-four: The word form of the number.
• LXXIV: The uppercase Roman numeral form.

Synonyms

• Seventy-four: The standard English word for the number.

Notes on Meaning

• This term has a single, specific meaning as a numeral. It is not used in idiomatic expressions or phrasal verbs. It is part of the Roman numeral system, where L=50, X=10, V=5, and I=1, combined as LXXIV (50+10+10-1+5).

Adjective

1. being four more than seventy