thirty-eighth

adjective

Definition of thirty-eighth

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : being number 38 in a countable series the thirty-eighth day — see Table of Numbers

2 : being one of 38 equal parts into which anything is divisible a thirty-eighth share of the money

thirty-eighth

noun

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Definition of thirty-eighth (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : number 38 in a countable series

2 : the quotient of a unit divided by 38 : one of 38 equal parts of anything one thirty-eighth of the total

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