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seventy-third

adjective

Definition of seventy-third

1 : being number 73 in a countable series
  • the seventy-third day
— see Table of Numbers
2 : being one of 73 equal parts into which something is divisible
  • a seventy-third share of the money

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seventy-third

noun \ " \

Definition of seventy-third

1 : number 73 in a countable series
2 : the quotient of a unit divided by 73 : one of 73 equal parts of something
  • one seventy-third of the total

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