thirty-nine

1 of 3

adjective

: being one more than 38 in number

thirty-nine years

see Table of Numbers

thirty-nine

2 of 3

pronoun, plural in construction

"

: 39 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated

thirty-nine are here

thirty-nine were found

thirty-nine

3 of 3

noun

"

1

: nine and 30 : three times 13

2

a

: 39 units or objects

a total of thirty-nine

b

: a group or set of 39

3

: the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 39

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