Meanings
adjective
- The ordinal form of the number seventy-two, describing a person or thing in position number 72 of a sequence.
She finished seventy-second in the race.
1 more example
The answer appears on the seventy-second page of the book.
- Lasting seventy seconds.
nounseventy-second (plural seventy-seconds)
plural seventy-seconds
- One of seventy-two equal parts of a whole.
A seventy-second of 1440 is 20.
Translations
Afrikaans twee-en-sewentigste
- twee-en-sewentigsteordinal form of seventy-two
Catalan setanta-dosè, setanta-dosè
- setanta-dosèordinal form of seventy-two
- setanta-dosèone of 72 equal parts
Dutch tweeënzeventigste
- tweeënzeventigsteordinal form of seventy-two
Esperanto sepdek-dua
- sepdek-duaordinal form of seventy-two
Finnish seitsemäskymmenestoinen, seitsemäskymmeneskahdes
- seitsemäskymmenestoinenordinal form of seventy-two
- seitsemäskymmeneskahdesordinal form of seventy-two
- seitsemäskymmeneskahdesosaone of 72 equal parts
French soixante-douzième, septante-deuxième
- soixante-douzièmeordinal form of seventy-two
- septante-deuxièmeordinal form of seventy-two
- soixante-douzièmeone of 72 equal parts
German zweiundsiebzigste
- zweiundsiebzigsteordinal form of seventy-two
Hindi बहत्तरवाँ, बहत्तरवाँ
- बहत्तरवाँ (bahattarvā̃)ordinal form of seventy-two
- बहत्तरवाँ (bahattarvā̃)one of 72 equal parts
Hungarian hetvenkettedik
- hetvenkettedikordinal form of seventy-two
Italian settantaduesimo, settantaduesimo
- settantaduesimoordinal form of seventy-two
- settantaduesimoone of 72 equal parts
Medieval Greek ἑβδομηκοστοδεύτερος
- ἑβδομηκοστοδεύτερος (evdomikostodéfteros)ordinal form of seventy-two
Polish siedemdziesiąty drugi
- siedemdziesiąty drugiordinal form of seventy-two
Romanian șaptezeci și doilea, șaptezeci și doua
- șaptezeci și doileaordinal form of seventy-two
- șaptezeci și douaordinal form of seventy-two
Russian се́мьдесят второ́й
- се́мьдесят второ́й (sémʹdesjat vtorój)ordinal form of seventy-two
Spanish septuagésimo segundo
- septuagésimo segundoordinal form of seventy-two
Turkish yetmiş ikinci
- yetmiş ikinciordinal form of seventy-two
Ukrainian сімдеся́т дру́гий
- сімдеся́т дру́гий (simdesját drúhyj)ordinal form of seventy-two
Cite this entry
APA
seventy-second. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seventy-second
MLA
“seventy-second.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seventy-second. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seventy-second,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seventy-second.
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