seventy-second 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 >