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seventy-two

[ sev-uh n-tee-too ]

/ ˈsɛv ən tiˈtu /

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noun

a cardinal number, 70 plus 2.

a symbol for this number, as 72 or LXXII.

a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

amounting to 72 in number.

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The statue of Tsong Kapa is said to have been constructed seventy-two years ago, and to have cost as much as one of gold.
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