seventy-six
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Being six more than seventy: The cardinal number that is the sum of seventy and six; 76.
Usage
- This word functions exclusively as an adjective to describe a specific quantity or count.
- It is used to modify nouns, indicating the exact number is seventy-six.
Examples
- Adjective:
- The committee consists of seventy-six members.
- She scored seventy-six points in the final game.
Advanced Usage
- As a numeral: While functioning as an adjective, it represents the Arabic numeral 76 and the Roman numeral LXXVI.
- Please turn to page seventy-six in your textbook.
Variants and Related Words
- 76: The numeric symbol for the word.
- LXXVI: The Roman numeral representation.
- Seventy-sixth (adj.): Constituting number seventy-six in a sequence; the ordinal form.
- This is the seventy-sixth edition of the annual report.
Synonyms
- 76: The numeric equivalent.
- Four score minus four: An archaic or poetic phrasing (a 'score' is twenty).
Notes on Meaning
- This word has a single, precise numerical meaning. It does not have idiomatic uses or phrasal verbs.
Adjective
- being six more than seventy