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thirty-fourth

thirty-fourth

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The position in a list that is number 34
  • adjective
  • /ˈθɜrtiˈfɔrθ/
translation icon : trigésimo cuarto
  • She finished in thirty-fourth place in the marathon, a great achievement for her first race.

Examples

  • The thirty-fourth item on the list was the most difficult to find.

  • 2010 is the thirty-fourth consecutive year with global temperatures above the 20th-century average.

    Blog text (27)

  • What is it for her now—the thirty-fourth time?"

    Fiction book (1997)

  • This is the thirty-fourth chapter of the book, where the plot takes a surprising turn.

Synonyms

34th
vsthirty-fourth
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Number thirty-four in a series

has identical meaning but is written in words not digits

Surface Forms

thirty-fourth positive

Morphology

thirty-fourth = thirty-four (transparent) = thirty + four + th

Ordinal is regularly formed from the cardinal 'thirty-four' by adding the ordinal suffix '-th', a standard and obvious process for learners.

Etymology

Thirty-fourth is the word we use to show position for the number thirty-four. It joins thirty and fourth, and the -th part means 'in position', so thirty-fourth means 'in position number thirty-four'.