I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
1. : being number 72 in a countable series
the seventy-second day
— see number table
2. : being one of 72 equal parts into which something is divisible
a seventy-second share of the money
II. noun
1. : number 72 in a countable series
2. : the quotient of a unit divided by 72 : one of 72 equal parts of something
one seventy-second of the total