seventy-four
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 70 plus 4.
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a symbol for this number, as 74 or LXXIV.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
Example Sentences
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Students now attend classes in a new building, but the original school still stands as a museum and memorial to the seventy-four students and ten teachers who died there.
From Literature
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I had paid seventy-four dollars for the car, and it was worth that—or nearly.
From Literature
After her seventy-four cartons of material were delivered, she went home.
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The money from today is gonna take me to seventy-four dollars!
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One hundred and seventy-four zero-emission electric buses already operate in Seattle.
From Seattle Times
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