thirty-eighth

English

English ordinal numbers
 <  37th 38th 39th  > 
    Cardinal : thirty-eight
    Ordinal : thirty-eighth

Adjective

thirty-eighth

  1. The ordinal form of the number thirty-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 38 of a sequence.
    The answer appears on the thirty-eighth page of the book.
    She finished thirty-eighth in the race.

Usage notes

English ordinal numbers may function as either an adjective or as a noun, and almost never appear in the plural.

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Noun

thirty-eighth (plural thirty-eighths)

  1. One of thirty-eight equal parts of a whole.
    A thirty-eighth of 760 is 20.

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