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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Jefferson was elected president in the House of Representatives on the thirty-sixth ballot.
From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021
It was Davies’s thirty-sixth European away match following Liverpool, and his third European Cup final.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 2, 2019
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 ● Mar. 30, 2016
Finally, on August 24, 1920, Tennessee became the thirty-sixth state to ratify the amendment.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
“Lilian, this is your thirty-sixth student,” the principal said to the teacher while pointing at me.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
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