thirty-second
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- noun
- /ˈθɜrtiˈsɛkənd/
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- The recipe calls for one thirty-second of a cup of sugar.
- take about thirty seconds
- thirty seconds later
- thirty seconds left
Examples
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The walk to the Lees' took approximately thirty seconds—six doors down, turn the corner, and there it was.
Fiction book (1996) -
She divided the cake into thirty-second pieces for each guest.
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The wall clock is thirty seconds and counting down.
Fiction book (1996) -
When he finished, the room was silent for thirty seconds.
Fiction book (1992) -
You're on in thirty seconds.
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You'll have another thirty seconds to get as far away as you can.
Fiction book (1996) -
Locating her little address hook took a further thirty seconds.
Fiction book (1996) -
For his last happy day on this earth, Danny Webber wanted thirty seconds with Andrew.
Blog text (8) -
"Dominion sat staring at him a full thirty seconds.
Fiction book (1992) -
The cleaning solution usually dries in about thirty seconds if wiped down properly.
Blog text (17)
Synonyms
One of thirty-two equal parts of a whole
One of thirty-two equal pieces of a whole
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Etymology
Thirty-second comes from the number thirty-two and here means 'one of 32 equal parts'. Think of a pizza cut into 32 slices: one slice is a thirty-second, so the word means a very small part of something.