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. 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

He flew into the capital Nuuk on the family's 737 jet - Trump Force One - and stayed for four hours and thirty-three minutes, meeting some locals and offering only polite remarks.

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The exercise was just one minute and thirty-three seconds long.

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Earlier this month, thirty-three members of Congress urged DOL to seek strong and swift penalties against those responsible for child labor in the Hyundai supply chain.

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At the age of thirty-three, Valentin was already an experienced combat pilot and commander.

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“Four hundred thirty-three people got all six numbers correct all at the same time?” asked Mr. Dumile, a domestic worker in Cotabato City in southern Philippines.

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