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41st

41st

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The number that shows the position after the fortieth
  • adjective
  • /fɔrtiˈwʌnθ/
translation icon : cuarenta y uno
  • My life partner Steve (also a theologian) and I are now in our 41st year together.
  • the 41st president
  • the 41st birthday
  • the 41st annual

Examples

  • Jill P. Carter represents Maryland's 41st legislative district of Baltimore City in the Maryland House of Delegates.

    Blog text (16)

  • So said George H.W. Bush, the United States' 41st president.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The Rockets made him the 41st selection of the NBA draft.

    Blog text (7)

  • In terms of car registration, Hawaii secures an overall 41st rank in the whole of the United States.

    Blog text (7)

  • The last active-army infantry divisions the Imperial German Army formed were the 41st and 42nd Infantry Divisions, in 1912.

    Academic text (2010)

  • River Ridge comes in with a 41st ranked offense (23.9 points) and a 62nd ranked defense (30.2).

    Blog text (16)

  • The San Francisco Orchid Society is proud to host its 41st annual Pacific Orchid Exposition this month.

  • This year marks the 41st anniversary of the historic event that changed our community.

  • She was thrilled to be recognized as the 41st recipient of the prestigious award.

Synonyms

forty-first
vs41st
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The position that comes after the fortieth in a series is number forty-one

has identical meaning but differs only in written form

Surface Forms

41st positive
forty-first positive

Morphology

41st = 41 (transparent) = 41 + st

The ordinal is formed by the cardinal number '41' plus the standard ordinal suffix '-st', which is directly interpretable by learners.

Etymology

41St is just the number forty-one with the little ending -st, the same ending we use in first. So, 41st means 'the one after the fortieth' and shows the place of something in an order.