SINCE 1828
seventy-fifth
adjectiveDefinition of seventy-fifth
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: being number 75 in a countable series
the seventy-fifth day
— see Table of Numbers
2
: being one of 75 equal parts into which something is divisible
a seventy-fifth share of the money
seventy-fifth
noun
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Definition of seventy-fifth (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: number 75 in a countable series
2
: the quotient of a unit divided by 75 : one of 75 equal parts of something
one seventy-fifth of the total
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