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thirty-second

UK/ˌθɜːti ˈsɛkənd/US/ˌθɚti ˈsɛkənd/

thirty-second adjective: the ordinal form of the number thirty-two, describing a person or thing in position number 32 of a sequence.

Adjective

thirty-second

  1. The ordinal form of the number thirty-two, describing a person or thing in position number 32 of a sequence.
    • The answer appears on the thirty-second page of the book.
    • She finished thirty-second in the race.
  2. Lasting thirty seconds.

Noun

thirty-second (plural thirty-seconds)

  1. One of thirty-two equal parts of a whole.
    • A thirty-second of 640 is 20.

thirty-second meaning in Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam

thirty-second in Hindi

ordinal form of thirty-two
बत्तीसवाँ battīsvā̃
one of 32 equal parts
बत्तीसवाँ battīsvā̃

thirty-second in Telugu

thirty-second
ముప్పైరెండవ muppaireṇḍava

thirty-second in Malayalam

ordinal form of thirty-two
മുപ്പത്തിരണ്ടാം muppattiraṇṭāṁ

Forms of thirty-second

Adjective
alternative form32nd
Noun
pluralthirty-seconds

Words formed from thirty-second

Phrases with thirty-second

Questions about thirty-second

What does thirty-second mean?
Thirty-second means the ordinal form of the number thirty-two, describing a person or thing in position number 32 of a sequence.
What is thirty-second in Hindi?
Thirty-second in Hindi is बत्तीसवाँ (battīsvā̃). See Thirty-second meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is thirty-second?
Thirty-second can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce thirty-second?
Thirty-second is pronounced /ˌθɜːti ˈsɛkənd/ (UK).

Words near thirty-second in the dictionary

  1. thirty-ninth
  2. thirty-ninths
  3. thirty-one
  4. thirty-oneth
  5. thirty-oneths
  6. thirty-second
  7. thirty-second note
  8. thirty-second notes
  9. thirty-second rest
  10. thirty-second rests
  11. thirty-seconds

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Adapted from Wiktionary: thirty-second (page history and authors); ముప్పైరెండవ (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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