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thirty-two

thirty-two

38 1.0
The number after thirty-one and before thirty-three
  • numeral
  • /ˈθɜrti tu/
translation icon : treinta y dos
  • The team scored a total of thirty-two points in the game.
  • thirty-two percent
  • thirty-two (32)
  • thirty-two years old

Examples

  • His broken speedometer faithfully maintained its belief that the BMW was going thirty-two miles per hour.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • We were the same age, thirty-two, and had joined the firm the same year.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Your buddy over there was number thirty-two.

  • Thirty-two years ago it was only luck that kept me in France.

  • Thirty-two thousand in advance orders.

  • Well, Steph Curry just scored thirty-two points last night.

  • Thirty-two years of service, thirty-two years of heroism as a United States Marine.

  • Thirty-two years of dedicated public service, and you just wiped the slate clean with one quick, easy stroke.

  • Thirty-two protesters were arrested.

  • She found thirty-two dollars in her coat pocket.

Surface Forms

thirty-two cardinal word
32 cardinal digit

Morphology

thirty-two = thirty + two (transparent) = thirty + two

The meaning is directly derived from the sum of 'thirty' and 'two'.

Etymology

Thirty-two is simply made from thirty and two, so it literally means 'thirty plus two' and is the number 32, two more than thirty.