thirty-four

thirty-four
adjective
being four more than thirty
• Syn: ↑34, ↑xxxiv
• Similar to: ↑cardinal

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I. \\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
: being one more than 33 in number

thirty-four years

— see number table
II. pronoun, plural in construction
: 34 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated

thirty-four are here

thirty-four were found

III. noun
1. : four and 30 : 17 times two
2.
a. : 34 units or objects

a total of thirty-four

b. : a group or set of 34
3. : the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 34

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/therr"tee fawr", -fohr"/, n.
1. a cardinal number, 30 plus 4.
2. a symbol for this number, as 34 or XXXIV.
3. a set of this many persons or things.
adj.
4. amounting to 34 in number.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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