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thirty-eight

[ thur-tee-eyt ]

/ ˈθɜr tiˈeɪt /

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noun

a cardinal number, 30 plus 8.

a symbol for this number, as 38 or XXXVIII.

a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

amounting to 38 in number.

Words nearby thirty-eight

thirtieth, thirty, thirty days hath september, thirty pieces of silver, thirty years' war, thirty-eight, thirty-eighth, thirty-fifth, thirty-first, thirty-five, thirty-four

Definition for thirty-eight (2 of 2)

38

[ thur-tee-eyt ]

/ ˈθɜr tiˈeɪt /

noun, plural 38s, 38's.

a pistol or revolver using a cartridge approximately .38 inch in diameter.

the cartridge itself.

Also thir·ty-eight.

Example sentences from the Web for thirty-eight

The route taken by the stolen art objects is now well documented: the German forces looted about thirty-eight thousand apartments.

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In his career, he's walked home many runs, but in more than thirty-eight hundred innings, Palmer has never given up a grand slam.

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According to the Pentagon, thirty-eight military men are sexually assaulted every single day.

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Thirty-eight percent of the subjects had not expected that such an encounter was even possible.

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Thirty-seven countries enjoy this privilege, and Israel is itching to be lucky number thirty-eight.

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In twenty-nine days they had marched three hundred and thirty-eight miles.

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According to Biela's prediction, the comet returned every six years and thirty-eight weeks until 1852.

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"That leaves a balance of thirty-eight dollars to be raised," announced the Professor.

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A program as interesting and fresh to-day as thirty-eight years ago.

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On the 31st day of March the vote was taken, and the proposition carried by a vote of thirty-eight to thirty-five.

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