thirty-seven

thirty-seven
adjective
being seven more than thirty
Syn: ↑37, ↑xxxvii
Similar to: ↑cardinal

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I. \\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective
: being one more than 36 in number

thirty-seven years

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

thirty-seven are here

thirty-seven were found

III. noun
1. : seven and 30
2.
a. : 37 units or objects

a total of thirty-seven

b. : a group or set of 37
3. : the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 37

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/therr"tee sev"euhn/, n.
1. a cardinal number, 30 plus 7.
2. a symbol for this number, as 37 or XXXVII.
3. a set of this many persons or things.
adj.
4. amounting to 37 in number.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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