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thirty-eighth

UK/ˌθɜːti ˈeɪ(t)θ/US/ˌθɚti ˈeɪ(t)θ/

thirty-eighth adjective: the ordinal form of the number thirty-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 38 of a sequence.

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.

Noun

thirty-eighth (plural thirty-eighths)

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

thirty-eighth meaning in Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam

thirty-eighth in Hindi

ordinal form of thirty-eight
अड़तीसवाँ aṛtīsvā̃
one of 38 equal parts
अड़तीसवाँ aṛtīsvā̃

thirty-eighth in Telugu

thirty-eighth
ముప్పైయెనిమిదవ muppaiyenimidava

thirty-eighth in Malayalam

ordinal form of thirty-eight
മുപ്പത്തെട്ടാം muppatteṭṭāṁ, മുപ്പത്തിയെട്ടാം muppattiyeṭṭāṁ

Forms of thirty-eighth

pluralthirty-eighths

Origin of thirty-eighth

From thirty-eight + -th (ordinal suffix).

Questions about thirty-eighth

What does thirty-eighth mean?
Thirty-eighth means the ordinal form of the number thirty-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 38 of a sequence.
What is thirty-eighth in Hindi?
Thirty-eighth in Hindi is अड़तीसवाँ (aṛtīsvā̃). See Thirty-eighth meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is thirty-eighth?
Thirty-eighth can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce thirty-eighth?
Thirty-eighth is pronounced /ˌθɜːti ˈeɪ(t)θ/ (UK).

Words near thirty-eighth in the dictionary

  1. thirty six
  2. thirty three
  3. thirty two
  4. Thirty Years' War
  5. thirty-eight
  6. thirty-eighth
  7. thirty-eighths
  8. thirty-eleven
  9. thirty-fifth
  10. thirty-fifths
  11. thirty-first

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Adapted from Wiktionary: thirty-eighth (page history and authors); ముప్పైయెనిమిదవ (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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