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thirty-three
[ thur-tee-three ]
noun
- a cardinal number, 30 plus 3.
- a symbol for this number, as 33 or XXXIII.
- a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
- amounting to 33 in number.
thirty-three
Word History and Origins
Origin of thirty-three1
Example Sentences
Thirty-three percent said “they have not noticed a change in the weather around them.”
As an expression of gratitude, Paul donated thirty-three of these paintings to major French museums, including the Louvre.
The Orioles had won thirty-three of forty-three games, to tie Milwaukee for first place on the season's next-to-last day.
Central won thirty-three consecutive games, and Suffridge became a plum for the college recruiters.
Thirty-three million Iranians did not chant “Death to America!”
The amount of the taxed costs is one hundred and thirty-three, six, four, Mr. Perker.
Between these two ranges of islands we only obtained one cast of the lead which gave us thirty-three fathoms on a coral bottom.
Today we beheld the coast of China for the first time, and towards evening we were not more than thirty-three miles from Macao.
To the general astonishment there were only one hundred and thirty-three Ayes to one hundred and eighty-nine Noes.
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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