thirty-three
[thur-tee-three]
- a cardinal number, 30 plus 3.
- a symbol for this number, as 33 or XXXIII.
- a set of this many persons or things.
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- amounting to 33 in number.
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Examples from the Web for thirty-three
Contemporary Examples
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!”
Historical Examples
Written years before, at the time of publication he was thirty-three.
'Tis Sixty Years SinceCharles Francis Adams
When he finally died, he must have been thirty-three years old.
Concerning CatsHelen M. Winslow
Sarah was thirty-three, and Mary was twenty-nine when I married.
I'm thirty-three; and I've seen nothing of the world outside Europe.
The Education of Eric LaneStephen McKenna
The fact is he looked no more than the thirty-three years he counted to his age.
Captain BloodRafael Sabatini
thirty-three
- a former name for LP 1
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Word Origin
C20: so called because it is played at thirty-three and a third revolutions per minute
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