duodeoctoginta

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Latin

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Latin numbers (edit)
 ←  77 LXXVIII
78
79  → 
    Cardinal: duodeoctōgintā
    Ordinal: duodeoctōgēsimus

Alternative forms

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  • Symbol: LXXVIII

Etymology

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Literally "two from eighty"; duo (two) + (from) + octōgintā (eighty)

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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duodeoctōgintā (indeclinable)

  1. seventy-eight; 78

Usage notes

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Although duodeoctōgintā is the usual expression for 78, it is also possible to say septuāgintā octō (seventy-eight) or octō et septuāgintā (eight and seventy).

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See also

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