thirty-sixth
Americanadjective
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next after the thirty-fifth; being the ordinal number for 36.
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being one of 36 equal parts.
noun
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a thirty-sixth part, especially of one (1/36).
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the thirty-sixth member of a series.
Example Sentences
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It was Davies’s thirty-sixth European away match following Liverpool, and his third European Cup final.
From The New Yorker
“Lilian, this is your thirty-sixth student,” the principal said to the teacher while pointing at me.
From Literature
In the thirty-sixth minute, Coutinho collected the ball ten yards inside his own half and caught the eyes of his Barcelona teammate Paulinho, who was hurtling through the Serbian defense.
From The New Yorker
But now the thirty-sixth suitcase had just walked right up and found him, after all this time.
From Literature
Jim was seventy-six and had agreed to a phone interview with Baker to support the publication of his “Brown Dog” collection, his thirty-sixth book.
From The New Yorker
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