seventy nine

/ˈsɛvəntiˌnaɪn/
noun
  1. A group or set of 79 people or things.
    • Seventy-nine of the tickets were sold online.
    • She counted seventy-nine marbles in the jar.
    • The seventy-nine were divided into three teams.
numeral
  1. The number equal to 70 plus 9; 79.
    • He bought seventy-nine stamps for his collection.
    • The temperature reached seventy-nine degrees today.
    • Chapter seventy-nine is the last chapter of the book.
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