Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

78

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.60 in modern English

Syllables: 78
IPA

0

Scrabble Score

0

Letters

1

Syllables

0

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gramophone record played at 78 revolutions per minute.

Example Sentences

"She swallowed hard, and her arm jerked sideways, knocking over a table lamp, which fell onto the record player, where our favourite 78 was spinning round."

Inflected Forms

78s (plural) 78's (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

33 45

Synonyms

seventy-eight lxxviii

Questions

What does 78 mean?: A gramophone record played at 78 revolutions per minute.

How to pronounce 78

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