seventy-six
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- numeral
- /ˈsɛvənˌti sɪks/
:
setenta y seis
- I included an even number of men and women, ranging in age from eighteen to seventy-six, with a mean age of fifty-two.
- seventy-six percent
- seventy-six participants
Examples
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"For seventy-six years he planned to go back there the next time the comet came around," Brian said.
Fiction book (2002) -
I'm seventy-six years old; they don't have anything I want.
Fiction book (2002) -
The words of William Fisher that opened this article were published seventy-six years ago, but they could have been written yesterday.
Academic text (2002) -
Seventy-six percent of the boys also indicate that they had an increased interest in trying new ways to learn.
Academic text (2011) -
Average life expectancy now is about seventy-six years.
Academic text (2002) -
Robert Kincaid would have been seventy-six that year.
Fiction book (1992) -
Seventy-six percent of the close online relationships occurred among youths who were age 14 and older.
Academic text (2002) -
Seventy-six percent reported they were age thirteen or older and enrolled in form two of their curriculum plan.
Academic text (2003) -
Seventy-six percent of the sample reported one or more medical-related impairments, with an average of almost four medical impairments.
Academic text (2009) -
The temperature today is seventy-six degrees Fahrenheit.
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Etymology
Seventy-six is simply the two words seventy ('seven tens') and six ('six') joined together as a number. So it literally means 'seventy plus six', which is why seventy-six is six more than seventy.