English

Numeral

seventy-second

1. (ordinal) The ordinal form of the number seventy-two, describing a person or thing in position number 72 of a sequence.

   The answer appears on the seventy-second page of the book.

   She finished seventy-second in the race.

2. Lasting seventy seconds.

Usage notes

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

Abbreviations

• 72nd, 72^nd

Noun

seventy-second ‎(plural seventy-seconds)

1. (fractional) One of seventy-two equal parts of a whole.

   A seventy-second of 1440 is 20.