thirty-third
Americanadjective
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next after the thirty-second; being the ordinal number for 33.
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being one of 33 equal parts.
noun
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a thirty-third part, especially of one (1/33).
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the thirty-third member of a series.
Example Sentences
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In February, 2019, the frequency and size of the protests grew, starting on the second anniversary of Moïse’s inauguration and the thirty-third anniversary of the end of the thirty-year Duvalier dictatorship.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 10, 2019
In the thirty-third minute, Kyle Walker, defending England’s goal from an incoming ball, allowed his elbow to strike the face of Tunisian attacker Fakhreddine Ben Youssef, who fell to the ground in apparent agony.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 19, 2018
English came in thirty-third, making it a third as weird as German but seven times weirder than Purépecha.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 1, 2016
Reyes' third-place finish dragged him out of the cellar and put him thirty-third on the 'CT ratings.
From Time Magazine Archive
A framed black-and-white photograph of the nation’s thirty-third president occupies a wall just inside the front entrance.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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