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sixty-seven

sixty-seven

8 1.0
A number equal to sixty plus seven
  • numeral
  • /ˈsɪksti ˈsɛvən/
translation icon : sesenta y siete
  • Thus, ninety-four redistribution projects were running by mid-2005, twenty-seven of which were share-equity schemes and sixty-seven of which were fully owned by beneficiaries.
  • sixty-seven percent
  • sixty-seven years
  • sixty-seven students

Examples

  • The first surprise was that sixty-seven percent said they could not technologically change with their current workforce.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Sixty-seven percent saw themselves as multitalented, whereas 33% saw themselves as talented in one specific area.

    Academic text (2007)
  • I will be turning sixty-seven this spring.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • In addition, sixty-seven other parties have registered with the government as of the summer of 1992.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Sixty-seven percent of the participants had completed at least a master's degree or higher.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Sixty-seven percent of the sample were women, and two-thirds of the respondents were not married.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Reliability was computed as the percentage of agreement between the scoring of all sixty-seven interviews by the two researchers.

    Academic text (1992)
  • At the time, Maugham is sixty-seven and Peter Arno is thirty-seven.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Addicted to heroin, Kavan died of its effects in 1968, at the age of sixty-seven.

    Academic text (1997)
  • There are sixty-seven students in my classroom this year.

Synonyms

lxvii
vssixty-seven
9.9

A Roman numeral that shows sixty-seven

is the same number shown in regular numeric form or words

Surface Forms

sixty-seven cardinal word
67 cardinal digit
67th ordinal digit
sixty seventh ordinal word

Morphology

sixty-seven = sixty + seven (transparent) = sixty + seven

The numeral is a direct compound of two known number words and its value is the sum (sixty + seven), which is transparent to learners.

Etymology

Sixty-seven is made from sixty and seven, which together mean 'sixty plus seven', so it is seven more than sixty.