seventy-five
/'sevnti'faiv/
Definition
Adjective:
- Being five more than seventy: The cardinal number that is equal to seventy plus five; 75.
Noun:
- The number 75: The natural number following seventy-four and preceding seventy-six.
- A 75-millimeter gun: (Historical/Military) A type of artillery piece with a 75mm caliber bore.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- He is seventy-five years old. (He is five years older than seventy.)
- The recipe calls for seventy-five grams of sugar. (The required amount is 75 grams.)
Noun (Number):
- Seventy-five is divisible by five. (The number 75 can be divided by five.)
- She scored seventy-five on the test. (Her test result was the number 75.)
Noun (Gun):
- The French 75 was a famous field gun of World War I. (The "French 75" refers to a specific 75mm artillery piece.)
Advanced Usage
As a determiner: Used to indicate quantity.
- Seventy-five percent of the voters agreed. (75 out of every 100 voters agreed.)
In historical context: Refers specifically to the French 75mm field gun (Canon de 75 modèle 1897).
- The battery was equipped with several seventy-fives. (The artillery unit had several 75mm guns.)
Variants and Related Words
- 75: The numeral form.
- LXXV: The Roman numeral for seventy-five.
- Three-quarters: A fractional equivalent (¾), often used in different contexts like "three-quarters of an hour" (45 minutes, not 75). Note: This is a related concept for parts of a whole, but not a direct synonym for the number.
Synonyms
- LXXV (Roman numeral)
- 75 (Arabic numeral)
Related Phrases
- The French Seventy-Five: A specific historical term for the Canon de 75 modèle 1897 field artillery piece.
- The innovation of the French Seventy-Five revolutionized artillery.
Adjective
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being five more than seventy
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