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thirty-six

American  
[thur-tee-siks] / ˈθɜr tiˈsɪks /

noun

  1. a cardinal number, 30 plus 6.

  2. a symbol for this number, as 36 or XXXVI.

  3. a set of this many persons or things.


adjective

  1. amounting to 36 in number.

Example Sentences

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We must make sure it achieves what the people of Liverpool have spent the past thirty-six years fighting for.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025

The metropolitan area of Barcelona is made up of thirty-six municipalities, spread over 636 km2 and populated by around 3.2 million people.

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2024

In the score, he instructed the soloist and orchestra to play very softly and at an unhurried tempo of thirty-six quarter notes per minute.

From New York Times • May 6, 2024

Six, thirty-six, thirty-six, thirty-six — the most famous phone number in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2022

Jonah could just imagine the chaos of thirty-six babies being taken off a plane at once.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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