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seventy-three

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[sev-uhn-tee-three] / ˈsɛv ən tiˈθri /

noun

  1. a cardinal number, 70 plus 3.

  2. a symbol for this number, as 73 or LXXIII.

  3. a set of this many persons or things.


adjective

  1. amounting to 73 in number.

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In its ruling in the case of seventy-three Russian groups designated as "foreign agents", Europe's top human rights court said the law violated freedom of assembly and association.

From Reuters ● Jun. 14, 2022

Two hundred seventy-three wins were augmented by 4,775 strikeouts, the most in history by a wide margin.

From New York Times ● May 9, 2022

Write nine billion, two hundred forty-six million, seventy-three thousand, one hundred eighty-nine as a whole number using digits.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020

Deepak Chopra, the doctor and self-help guru, who turns seventy-three next week, has written more than one book for every year he has been alive.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 17, 2019

Lucretia Mott, now seventy-three years old, was elected president.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

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