sixty-seven
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 60 plus 7.
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a symbol for this number, as 67 or LXVII.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
Example Sentences
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But even the organization that unveiled the winning word -- pronounced "six-seven" and never "sixty-seven" -- admitted it was not exactly sure about its meaning.
From Barron's
“The Six Flags we have in Georgia opened in sixty-seven, and one of their premier rides was the Dahlonega Mine Train. Runaway’s the Texas version.”
From Literature
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They pride themself on transforming to fit, concealing parts of themself or completely revealing the “roughly sixty-seven” other selves that live in them.
From Washington Post
A pilot scheme in Liverpool saw 23,000 tested and found 154 cases and is planned for sixty-seven areas further areas in England.
From BBC
So you just need three hundred and sixty-seven people in a room together to be sure that at least one pair has the same birthday.”
From Literature
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