seventy-five

American  

[sev-uhn-tee-fahyv] / ˈsɛv ən tiˈfaɪv /

noun

1. a cardinal number, 70 plus 5.

2. a symbol for this number, as 75 or LXXV.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

4. Military.

   1. a gun with a 75-millimeter caliber.

   2. the field gun of that caliber used in the French and U.S. armies in World War I.

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adjective

1. amounting to 75 in number.

Example Sentences

"As an older female, Shanidar Z would have been a repository of knowledge for her group, and here we are seventy-five thousand years later, learning from her still," Pomeroy said.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2024

Even half-gone, plants outweigh us seventy-five hundred to one.

From Scientific American • Jan. 7, 2023

He could purchase a small bag of ice for seventy-five cents.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2021

“It was unfair to give me 12 months during a global pandemic to use my voucher. Four hundred, seventy-five dollars, down the drain for nothing in return,” Ms. Kelly said.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2021

In the history of the Games, there have been seventy-five victors.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins