thirty-three

American  

[thur-tee-three] / ˈθɜr tiˈθri /

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.

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adjective

1. amounting to 33 in number.

thirty-three British  

noun

1. a former name for LP 1

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Etymology

Origin of thirty-three

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.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024

This female figurine, less than five inches tall, may be as much as thirty-three thousand years old.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

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.

From Reuters • Feb. 24, 2023

In the summer of 1964, Daniel Ellsberg was thirty-three, lean and fit, with blue eyes and brown hair cut short.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin