thirty-first

[ thur-tee-furst ]

/ ˈθɜr tiˈfɜrst /

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adjective

next after the thirtieth; being the ordinal number for 31.

being one of 31 equal parts.

noun

a thirty-first part, especially of one (1/31).

the thirty-first member of a series.

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Words nearby thirty-first

thirty, Thirty days hath September, thirty-eight, thirty-eighth, thirty-fifth, thirty-first, thirty-five, thirty-four, thirty-fourth, thirty-nine, Thirty-nine Articles

How to use thirty-first in a sentence

I did not realize it so keenly until I saw an old man trudging along Thirty-first Street with a large pack upon his back.
The value of a praying mother|Isabel C. Byrum
On January thirty-first the final orders were issued for the advance, and the march began.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane
On the thirty-first of January, 1850, the balance of debt against the colony was twenty-eight thousand pounds.
History of Prince Edward Island|Duncan Campbell
The triumphal entry of the allies into Paris began next morning, March thirty-first, 1814, at seven o'clock.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane

On the thirtieth they came down with this reply; and on the thirty-first the father went back with it to confer with his Lordship.
The Philippine Islands, 14931898, Volume XXXVI, 16491666|Various