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seventy-seventh

seventy-seventh

English

English ordinal numbers
 <  76th 77th 78th  > 
    Cardinal : seventy-seven
    Ordinal : seventy-seventh

Numeral

seventy-seventh

  1. (ordinal) The ordinal form of the number seventy-seven, describing a person or thing in position number 77 of a sequence.
    The answer appears on the seventy-seventh page of the book.
    She finished seventy-seventh in the race.

Usage notes

English ordinal numbers may function as either an adjective or as a noun, and almost never appear in the plural.

Abbreviations

  • 77th, 77th

Noun

seventy-seventh (plural seventy-sevenths)

  1. (fractional) One of seventy-seven equal parts of a whole.
    A seventy-seventh of 1540 is 20.