thirty first

/ˌθɜːrtiˈfɜːrst/
noun
  1. One of thirty-one equal parts of something; the fraction 1/31.
    • The recipe calls for a thirty-first of a teaspoon of salt.
    • She received a thirty-first of the inheritance.
    • Each person gets a thirty-first of the total amount.
  2. The person or thing in the thirty-first position.
    • He was the thirty-first to finish the marathon.
    • The thirty-first on the list was selected.
    • The thirty-first in line got the last slice.
adjective
  1. Coming after the thirtieth in a sequence; number 31 in order.
    • He finished in thirty-first place in the competition.
    • Today is the thirty-first day of the month.
    • This is the thirty-first edition of the magazine.
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