SINCE 1828
seventy-seventh
adjectiveDefinition of seventy-seventh
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: being number 77 in a countable series
the seventy-seventh day
— see Table of Numbers
2
: being one of 77 equal parts into which something is divisible
a seventy-seventh share of the money
seventy-seventh
noun
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Definition of seventy-seventh (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: number 77 in a countable series
2
: the quotient of a unit divided by 77 : one of 77 equal parts of something
one seventy-seventh of the total
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