Definitions
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- noun ordinal The
ordinal form of thenumber thirty-nine , describing a person or thing in position number 39 of a sequence. - noun fractional One of
thirty-nine equal parts of a whole.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective the ordinal number of thirty-nine in counting order
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Examples
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It took him so long to eat the thirty-ninth shark, for inside the thirty-ninth shark were already the nineteen other sharks he had eaten, and inside the fortieth shark were already the nineteen other sharks he had eaten, and he did not have the appetite he had started with.
The Water Baby 2010
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It took him so long to eat the thirty-ninth shark, for inside the thirty-ninth shark were already the nineteen other sharks he had eaten, and inside the fortieth shark were already the nineteen other sharks he had eaten, and he did not have the appetite he had started with.
THE WATER BABY 2010
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A thirty-ninth folder contained a summary of the evidence and an outline of the plans to prosecute them for espionage and export violations.
Fallout Catherine Collins 2011
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A thirty-ninth folder contained a summary of the evidence and an outline of the plans to prosecute them for espionage and export violations.
Fallout Catherine Collins 2011
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Just twelve more days 'til my thirty-ninth birthday!
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It is not fair that any human being can look so consistently perfect at every single hour of the day in their thirty-ninth year, she thought, taking in the imposing length of his flawless body.
One Flight Up Susan Fales-Hill 2010
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It is not fair that any human being can look so consistently perfect at every single hour of the day in their thirty-ninth year, she thought, taking in the imposing length of his flawless body.
One Flight Up Susan Fales-Hill 2010
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ELLA HAD CONFESSED to leaving the necklace Eugene had given her for her thirty-ninth birthday on top of the cabinet in the drawing room.
Portobello Ruth Rendell 2010
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Years later, I got voted the thirty-ninth greatest Canadian of all time.
WWE Championship Kevin Sullivan 2010
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Just twelve more days 'til my thirty-ninth birthday!
December 2008 2008
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