78
[ sev-uhn-tee-eyt ]
/ ˈsɛv ən tiˈeɪt /
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noun, plural 78s, 78's.
an early type of shellac-based phonograph record that played at 78 revolutions per minute.
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Origin of 78
First recorded in 1950–55
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Example sentences from the Web for 78
He cared to be read by all-78- classes of the people rather than to be praised by pedants for the purity of his language.
Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature|John Addington SymondsThe Reverend Jopling Baynes was a clergyman-78- of the evasive type with a quite distinguished voice.
Marriage|H. G. WellsThat small city was the capital of Montefeltro, although-78- this honour has been claimed for Penna di Billi.
Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Volume I (of 3)|James Dennistoun