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    78

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A shellac based phonograph record that played at 78 revolutions per minuteplay

    Synonyms:

    78; seventy-eight

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("78" is a kind of...):

    disc; disk; phonograph record; phonograph recording; platter; record (sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    The cardinal number that is the sum of seventy and eightplay

    Synonyms:

    78; LXXVIII; seventy-eight

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

    Hypernyms ("78" is a kind of...):

    large integer (an integer equal to or greater than ten)

     II. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Being eight more than seventyplay

    Synonyms:

    78; lxxviii; seventy-eight

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)

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