seventy-six

Trombones in parade

Seventy-six is the number 76, one more than seventy-five.

It appears most notably in American culture through the year 1776, when the Declaration of Independence was signed, giving the number patriotic associations: The Spirit of '76, the seventy-six trombones led the big parade.

1776

Philadelphia

Pennsylvania's largest metropolis

freedom · rebellion · tyranny · redcoats · Minutemen · Hancock · Jefferson · Adams · Franklin · bicentennial

quantity

number

Symbol representing quantity

total · score · figure · numeral · digit · composite · integer

trombones

Broadway

Manhattan theatrical district

fanfare · brass · instruments · cornets

age

senior

Higher in rank

septuagenarian · Medicare · aging · wisdom · longevity · grandparent · elder · seventies · retiree · grandmother

Opposites
numerical magnitude

seventy-sixzero

Numerical absence of quantity

one · nothing

number properties

seventy-sixseventy-three

Seventh decade's third

seventy-nine · seventy-seven

Family

seven, seventy, sixteen, seventeen

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