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[ sev-uhn-tee-eyt ] / ˈsɛv ən tiˈeɪt /
nouna cardinal number, 70 plus 8. a symbol for this number, as 78 or LXXVIII. a set of this many persons or things. adjectiveamounting to 78 in number. Words nearby seventy-eightSeventh-Day Adventists, seventh heaven, seventh-inning stretch, seventieth, seventy, seventy-eight, seventy-eighth, seventy-fifth, seventy-first, seventy-five, seventy-four Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for seventy-eightThe New York City Fire Department had lost seven hundred and seventy-eight men from its founding in 1865 until September 10, 2001. The Resilient City: New York After 9/11|John Avlon|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST Seventy-eight people were originally diagnosed with the Skid Row strain—of those, 60 were homeless. L.A. Hunts for 300 Missing Tuberculosis Cases|Christine Pelisek|March 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST Seventy-eight percent of Americans are dissatisfied with the way they are currently being governed, according to Gallup. Not Too Late for Americans Elect to Win 2012 Presidential Election|Doug Schoen|February 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST Seventy-eight percent of U.S. families now report buying organic food, up from 73 percent in 2009. Organic Kid Food Myths|Rebecca Rader Brown|December 31, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The size is quite considerable, just seventy-eight feet from end to end. Capitals of the Northlands|Ian C. Hannah For the second deal, the whole pack of seventy-eight cards must be shuffled and cut three times. Prophetical, Educational and Playing Cards|Mrs. John King Van Rensselaer The pack is thought to have consisted of seventy-eight cards. The Illustrated Key to the Tarot|L. W. de Laurence It was seventy-eight feet above the ordinary surface of the water. History of the Johnstown Flood|Willis Fletcher Johnson This awful bit, sir, page one hundred and seventy-eight, as follows. The Moonstone|Wilkie Collins
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