76

Before seventy-seven comes

Seventy-six, the number between 75 and 77.

In American contexts, 76 often evokes the year 1776 and the Declaration of Independence: the spirit of '76.

The 76ers are Philadelphia's NBA team, named for the city's revolutionary history.

At gas stations, 76 is a fuel brand with its distinctive orange ball logo.

americana

independence

Freedom from external control

revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
patriotsDevoted homeland supporters
libertyAbsence of unjust constraint

Philadelphia · colonies · republic · freedom · drumbeat · fife · tricorn · musket · thirteen · bicentennial

cardinal

counting

Determining quantity sequentially

seventy-sixSix plus seventy
numeralSymbol denoting quantity
integerNumber lacking fractions

quantity · digit · number · whole · value · figure · score · tally · enumeration · sequential

astronomy

trombones

Slide-operated brass instruments

constellationNamed pattern of celestial bodies
MessierAstronomer's deep-sky catalog
nebulaInterstellar gas formation

gasoline

octane

Petroleum hydrocarbon measure

fuelEnergy source material
premiumAdded cost for better
unleadedFuel minus heavy metal

pump · rating · anti-knock · engine · combustion · petroleum · gasoline · grade · performance

fraction

three-quarters

Seventy-five percent portion

percentRate per hundred
portionDivided share given
ratioComparative numerical relation

proportion · percentage · decimal · share · part · division · quotient · segment

Categories

Fuel Sellersgas station, petrol station, filling station, service station, BP
lubricantslubricant, lubricants, lubrication, grease, motor oil

Opposites

numerical sequence

7675

Number after seventy-four

American Revolutionary symbolism

Dystopian surveillance state tale

Phrases

Spirit of 76Revolutionary War patriotic symbol

Familiarity: Top 100,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G