duodeseptuaginta

Latin
Latin cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : duodēseptuāgintā

Alternative forms
  • Symbol: LXVIII

Etymology

Literally "two from seventy"; duo (“two”) + dē (“from”) + septuāgintā (“seventy”)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /du.o.deː.sep.tu.aːˈɡin.taː/, [dʊ.ɔ.deː.sɛp.tʊ.aːˈɡɪn.taː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /du.o.de.sep.tu.aˈd͡ʒin.ta/, [du.o.de.zep.tu.aˈd͡ʒin.ta]

Numeral

duodēseptuāgintā (indeclinable)

  1. sixty-eight; 68

Usage notes

Although duodēseptuāgintā is the usual expression for 68, it is also possible to say sexāgintā octō (“sixty-eight”) or octō et sexāgintā (“eight and sixty”).

See also
  • Appendix:Latin cardinal numbers
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