Definition of seventy-three
(Entry 1 of 3)
: being one more than 72 in number
seventy-three years
— see Table of Numbers
seventy-three
pronoun, plural in construction
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Definition of seventy-three (Entry 2 of 3)
: 73 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated
seventy-three are here seventy-three were found
seventy-three
noun
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Definition of seventy-three (Entry 3 of 3)
1
: three and 70
2a
: 73 units or objects
a total of seventy-three
b
: a group or set of 73
3
: the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 73
4
: the 73d in a set or series
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“Seventy-three.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seventy-three. Accessed 28 Jun. 2022.
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