seventy-two /ˌsɛvəntiˈtuː/ number1 •The cardinal number immediately following seventy-one and preceding seventy-three.The Platonic Great Year, the time it takes to make a complete circuit through the twelve astrological signs, is 25,920 years; ¹⁄₃₆₀ of that circle, or one degree, is seventy-two." — 1981