thirty-ninth

American  

[thur-tee-nahynth] / ˈθɜr tiˈnaɪnθ /

adjective

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

2. being one of 39 equal parts.

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noun

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

2. the thirty-ninth member of a series.

Example Sentences

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thirty-ninth

For an extended moment in the thirty-ninth minute, both Englands struggled to take control.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 19, 2018

The other figure is Jimmy Carter, our thirty-ninth president.

From Salon ● May 26, 2013

It was Tuesday, May 19, 1964—my thirty-ninth birthday— when I arrived in Algiers.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

The two dueled for the first half of the game, but Bobby clearly had the advantage after that and he won on the thirty-ninth move.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

On April 7, Ellsberg’s thirty-ninth birthday, Carol Cummings called to tell him FBI agents had just come to her door.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

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