thirty-second

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English

English ordinal numbers
 <  31st 32nd 33rd  > 
    Cardinal : thirty-two
    Ordinal : thirty-second

Adjective

thirty-second

  1. The ordinal form of the number thirty-two, describing a person or thing in position number 32 of a sequence.
    The answer appears on the thirty-second page of the book.
    She finished thirty-second in the race.
  2. Lasting thirty seconds.

Usage notes

English ordinal numbers may function as either an adjective or as a noun, and almost never appear in the plural.

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Noun

thirty-second (plural thirty-seconds)

  1. One of thirty-two equal parts of a whole.
    A thirty-second of 640 is 20.

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