seventy-fourth

American  

[sev-uhn-tee-fawrth, -fohrth] / ˈsɛv ən tiˈfɔrθ, -ˈfoʊrθ /

adjective

1. next after the seventy-third; being the ordinal number for 74.

2. being one of 74 equal parts.

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noun

1. a seventy-fourth part, especially of one (1/74).

2. the seventy-fourth member of a series.

Example Sentences

For some viewers, this long-awaited Scarlett Johansson solo movie—first hinted at nearly a decade ago!—will be an amazing opportunity to learn more about Black Widow, aka Natasha Romanova, who IGN rated as the seventy-fourth greatest comic book character of all time.

From Slate

Her first, they said, had been on Aunt Bert’s seventy-fourth birthday.

From Literature

But in the seventy-fourth minute, Colombia’s Juan Fernando Quintero sent in a corner kick that was met by his six-feet-five teammate Yerry Mina, who leapt over three Senegalese defenders and headed the ball between the goalkeeper, Khadim N'Diaye, and the Senegalese defender, Idrissa Gueye, who was leaning, far too casually, on the goal post.

From The New Yorker

Incredibly, it is Monteverdi’s last opera, The Coronation of Poppea, composed in 1642, his seventy-fourth and final year, that has gone down as one of the most radical dramas, never mind musical dramas, in history.

From Literature

On Sunday, at the age of thirty-seven, with gray in his beard, Garcia won the Masters, his first major championship, in what was his seventy-fourth appearance in one of the sport’s four big tournaments.

From The New Yorker