78

 Dictionary entry overview: What does 78 mean? 

• 78 (noun)
  The noun 78 has 2 senses:

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of seventy and eight
2. a shellac based phonograph record that played at 78 revolutions per minute

  Familiarity information: 78 used as a noun is rare.

• 78 (adjective)
  The adjective 78 has 1 sense:

1. being eight more than seventy

  Familiarity information: 78 used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• 78 (noun)

Meaning:

The cardinal number that is the sum of seventy and eight

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

78; LXXVIII; seventy-eight

Hypernyms ("78" is a kind of...):

large integer (an integer equal to or greater than ten)

Meaning:

A shellac based phonograph record that played at 78 revolutions per minute

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

78; seventy-eight

Hypernyms ("78" is a kind of...):

disc; disk; phonograph record; phonograph recording; platter; record (sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove)

• 78 (adjective)

Meaning:

Being eight more than seventy

Synonyms:

78; lxxviii; seventy-eight

Similar:

cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)