thirty-ninth

[ thur-tee-nahynth ]

/ ˈθɜr tiˈnaɪnθ /

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adjective

next after the thirty-eighth; being the ordinal number for 39.

being one of 39 equal parts.

noun

a thirty-ninth part, especially of one (1/39).

the thirty-ninth member of a series.

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Words nearby thirty-ninth

thirty-five, thirty-four, thirty-fourth, thirty-nine, Thirty-nine Articles, thirty-ninth, thirty-one, thirty pieces of silver, thirty-second, thirty-second note, thirty-second rest

How to use thirty-ninth in a sentence

To be exact he did not go the length of the block between Thirty-ninth and Fortieth.
From Place to Place|Irvin S. Cobb
The Ethiopic version, instead of "in those days," renders the expression in the thirty-ninth verse of 1st chap.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II|Francis Augustus Cox
Observe this man in his thirty-ninth year, possessing gifts the limitations of which even he himself has not yet recognised.
When Winter Comes to Main Street|Grant Martin Overton
The stone outside Baldock, marking the thirty-ninth mile is milestone and upping-block as well.
The Great North Road: London to York|Charles G. Harper

In the thirty-ninth year of his life Beethoven had not given up thoughts of marriage.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer