Definitions for 78ˈsɛv ən tiˈeɪt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sev′enty-eight′(n.)
a cardinal number, 70 plus 8.
a symbol for this number, as 78 or LXXVIII.
78*ˈsɛv ən tiˈeɪt(n.)(pl.)
a type of shellac-based phonograph record that played at 78 revolutions per minute.
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Origin of 78:
1950–55
Princeton's WordNet
seventy-eight, 78, LXXVIII(noun)
the cardinal number that is the sum of seventy and eight
seventy-eight, 78(adj)
a shellac based phonograph record that played at 78 revolutions per minute
seventy-eight, 78, lxxviii(adj)
being eight more than seventy
Wiktionary
78(Noun)
A gramophone record played at 78 revolutions per minute.
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