thirty-one
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 30 plus 1.
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a symbol for this number, as 31 or XXXI.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
Example Sentences
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“Max,” I say, “I have just made thirty-one thousand screws in twelve hours and walked five miles to find us dinner. This one is your problem.”
From Literature
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By the time Frank Sinatra stepped into the studio to record “Strangers in the Night” on April 11, 1966, he had already been singing professionally for thirty-one years and recording since 1939.
From New York Times
At thirty-one years old, Farmer had dealt with more varieties of illness than most physicians would see in a lifetime.
From Literature
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“I only went to sixth grade, but even I know twenty-nine plus two equals thirty-one.”
From Literature
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Five hundred and thirty-one days after her entry into the US, Luisa has not left detention.
From BBC
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