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thirty-second

American  
[thur-tee-sek-uhnd] / ˈθɜr tiˈsɛk ənd /

adjective

  1. next after the thirty-first; being the ordinal number for 32.

  2. being one of 32 equal parts.


noun

  1. a thirty-second part, especially of one (1/32).

  2. the thirty-second member of a series.

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Alongside announcing its pre-order date, Rockstar also revealed the official cover art for the game in a thirty-second video.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

“That’s two more owners taking a thirty-second share of media rights in perpetuity.”

From Washington Post May 5, 2020

The other is to scale back how much time and energy you spend trying to court your unfriendly neighbors and confining yourself to the occasional wave and thirty-second exchange of pleasantries.

From Slate Nov. 13, 2018

That person will share one eighth of those same variants with a first cousin, one thirty-second with a second cousin, and so on.

From Scientific American Jul. 2, 2018

The wind pulled the scream from my mouth, and my lips flapped like I was blowing a thirty-second raspberry.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

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