thirty-fourth
Americanadjective
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next after the thirty-third; being the ordinal number for 34.
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being one of 34 equal parts.
noun
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a thirty-fourth part, especially of one (1/34).
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the thirty-fourth member of a series.
Example Sentences
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Last week, as Delaney drove across Iowa in a crimson pickup truck that once belonged to his father, completing his thirty-fourth swing through the state, he seemed, for once, to be carrying some momentum.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 11, 2019
In the thirty-fourth minute of Thursday’s game against Peru, the perpetually criticized Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba nimbly stole the ball from Peru’s captain, Paolo Guerrero.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 22, 2018
Of the hundred largest counties, San Francisco came in thirty-fourth.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 25, 2016
On Wednesday, Senator Barbara Mikulski, of Maryland, became the thirty-fourth Democratic senator to express support for the agreement.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 3, 2015
The number means she was the thirty-fourth cow born in 1995.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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