seventy-eight


sev·en·ty–eight

noun
\ˌse-vən-tē-ˈāt, ˌse-bəm-, -dē-ˈāt\

Definition of SEVENTY-EIGHT

1
— see number table
2
: a phonograph record designed to be played at 78 revolutions per minute —usually written 78
seventy–eight adjective
seventy–eight pronoun, plural in construction

First Known Use of SEVENTY-EIGHT

1631

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