seventy-second
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English[edit]
< 71st | 72nd | 73rd > |
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Cardinal : seventy-two Ordinal : seventy-second | ||
Adjective[edit]
seventy-second
- The ordinal form of the number seventy-two, describing a person or thing in position number 72 of a sequence.
- The answer appears on the seventy-second page of the book.
- She finished seventy-second in the race.
- Lasting seventy seconds.
Usage notes[edit]
English ordinal numbers may function as either an adjective or as a noun, and almost never appear in the plural.
Abbreviations[edit]
- 72nd, 72nd
Translations[edit]
ordinal form of seventy-two
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Noun[edit]
seventy-second (plural seventy-seconds)
- One of seventy-two equal parts of a whole.
- A seventy-second of 1440 is 20.