thirty-first
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- adjective
- /ˈθɜrtiˌfɜrst/
- " And what do you do on December thirty-first, New Year's Eve? "
- thirty-first birthday
- thirty-first of October
- thirty-first of May
Examples
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On a soggy gray October 12th, Gwendolyn celebrates her thirty-first birthday by calling in sick to work, telling the principal, Dr. Hoffmayer, that it's female troubles.
Fiction book (2000) -
In 1935, South Carolina became the thirty-first and last state to pass a sterilization law.
Academic text (2014) -
Herbert Hoover is elected thirty-first president of the United States.
Academic text (2000) -
On his booking slip, it says Gunn got his one phone call at three A.M. on December thirty-first.
Fiction book (2001) -
I have an appointment with Julia Ashley on the thirty-first.
Fiction book (1991) -
The father registered with the Minnesota registry on the thirty-first day, which was one day after learning the mother had given birth in Minnesota.
Academic text (2002) -
At the thirty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly, in September 1976, Bangladesh also raised the Farakka issue.
Academic text (1998) -
In English, he was born on the second of August in a year ending in 8 and died on the thirty-first of October, probably in 1868, the year of the portrait.
Fiction book (1998) -
Our family is planning a big celebration for her thirty-first birthday this weekend.
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The thirty-first chapter of the book provides a detailed summary of the previous events.
Synonyms
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A number that comes after the thirtieth, meaning thirty-one
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Thirty-first joins thirty ('three groups of ten') and first ('the one in front'), so it means the person or thing that comes right after the thirtieth in order.