thirty-three

[ thur-tee-three ]

noun

1. a cardinal number, 30 plus 3.
2. a symbol for this number, as 33 or XXXIII.
3. a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

1. amounting to 33 in number.

thirty-three

noun

1. See LP
   a former name for LP 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of thirty-three¹

C20: so called because it is played at thirty-three and a third revolutions per minute

Example Sentences

Thirty-three percent said “they have not noticed a change in the weather around them.”

From The Daily Beast

As an expression of gratitude, Paul donated thirty-three of these paintings to major French museums, including the Louvre.

From The Daily Beast

The Orioles had won thirty-three of forty-three games, to tie Milwaukee for first place on the season's next-to-last day.

From The Daily Beast

Central won thirty-three consecutive games, and Suffridge became a plum for the college recruiters.

From The Daily Beast

Thirty-three million Iranians did not chant “Death to America!”

From The Daily Beast

The amount of the taxed costs is one hundred and thirty-three, six, four, Mr. Perker.

From Project Gutenberg

Between these two ranges of islands we only obtained one cast of the lead which gave us thirty-three fathoms on a coral bottom.

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Today we beheld the coast of China for the first time, and towards evening we were not more than thirty-three miles from Macao.

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To the general astonishment there were only one hundred and thirty-three Ayes to one hundred and eighty-nine Noes.

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When war was declared the son Sauvage, who was then thirty-three years old, enlisted, leaving his mother alone in the house.

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