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sev′enty-eight′



n.
1. a cardinal number, 70 plus 8.
2. a symbol for this number, as 78 or LXXVIII.

78

(ˈsɛv ən tiˈeɪt)

n., pl. 78s, 78's.
a type of shellac-based phonograph record that played at 78 revolutions per minute.
[1950–55]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.78 - the cardinal number that is the sum of seventy and eight
LXXVIII, seventy-eight
large integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten
2.78 - a shellac based phonograph record that played at 78 revolutions per minute
seventy-eight
phonograph record, phonograph recording, disc, platter, record, disk - sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
Adj.1.78 - being eight more than seventy78 - being eight more than seventy  
lxxviii, seventy-eight
cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"
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