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  • noun A Roman numeral representing seventy-four (74).

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Examples

  • Athens is rendered knowable through an investigation of the ruins of the Parthenon, which Hemans calls "the purest model of Athenian taste" (LXXIV), locating in a nation's art its peculiar sensibility.

    The Ruins of Empire: Nationalism, Art, and Empire in Hemans's Modern Greece 2006

  • The newest controversy over lesbian quarterbacks has yet to be resolved, although the gender of Pat Smith, the Rapid City Rhino's Super Bowl LXXIV winning quarterback, also has yet to be resolved.

    Gene Stone: January 23, 2040: Gay/AP Notes from Around the World 2008

  • LXXIV Dy midmorning of fiveday, Kharl knew he needed to talk to Hagen.

    Wellspring of Chaos Modesitt, L. E. 2004

  • LXXIV The guards outside the open gates of Assyadt look up as the Sixth Company of Mirror Lancers approaches, followed by a long column of lancers.

    Scion of Cyador Modesitt, L. E. 2000

  • LXXIV In the late afternoon, Lorn leans forward in the saddle.

    The Magi'i Of Cyador Modesitt, L. E. 2000

  • LXXIV Wondering why Kinowin had summoned him, Cerryl rapped on the overmage's door.

    Colors of Chaos Modesitt, L. E. 1999

  • LXXIV Emerging from the secondary tunnel slightly earlier than usual - he hoped - Cerryl turned to Jyantyl.

    The White Order Modesitt, L. E. 1998

  • LXXIV Up close, the grasslands were not so verdant as they had appeared from the hillside, existing more as discrete clumps of wiry grass only a few spans high.

    The Order War Modesitt, L. E. 1995

  • LXXIV Up close, the grasslands were not so verdant as they had appeared from the hillside, existing more as discrete clumps of wiry grass only a few spans high.

    The Order War Modesitt, L. E. 1995

  • LXXIV A THIN LINE of smoke dribbles into the clear blue-green sky ahead of the column of riders.

    The Magic Engineer Modesitt, L. E. 1994

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