thirty eighth

/ˌθɜːrtiˈeɪtθ/
noun
  1. One of thirty-eight equal parts of something; the fraction 1/38.
    • The recipe requires a thirty-eighth of a cup of vanilla.
    • He received a thirty-eighth of the total profits.
    • Each person gets a thirty-eighth of the cake.
  2. The person or thing in the thirty-eighth position.
    • The thirty-eighth on the list was chosen.
    • She was the thirty-eighth to arrive.
    • The thirty-eighth in line got the last ticket.
adjective
  1. Coming after the thirty-seventh in a sequence; number 38 in order.
    • She finished in thirty-eighth place in the race.
    • This is the thirty-eighth chapter of the book.
    • We celebrated our thirty-eighth wedding anniversary.
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