thirty-eight
English
[edit]| ← 37 | 38 | 39 → |
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| Cardinal: thirty-eight Ordinal: thirty-eighth Abbreviated ordinal: 38th Adverbial: thirty-eight times Fractional: thirty-eighth | ||
Pronunciation
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Numeral
[edit]thirty-eight
- The cardinal number immediately following thirty-seven and preceding thirty-nine.
Synonyms
[edit]- Arabic numerals: 38
- Roman numerals: XXXVIII
Translations
[edit]38
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Noun
[edit]thirty-eight (plural thirty-eights)
- .38-caliber revolver.
- He was shooting cans with his thirty-eight
- 1987, Paul Auster, The New York Trilogy, page 138:
- Blue takes a small grey satchel down from the shelf and packs it with his thirty-eight, a pair of binoculars, a notebook and other tools of the trade.