thirty ninth

/ˌθɜːrtiˈnaɪnθ/
adjective
  1. Coming after the thirty-eighth in a sequence; 39th in order.
    • He lives on the thirty-ninth floor of the apartment building.
    • She finished in thirty-ninth place in the marathon.
    • The thirty-ninth chapter of the book is the most exciting.
noun
  1. One of thirty-nine equal parts of a whole; the fraction 1/39.
    • He owned a thirty-ninth of the company's shares.
    • The recipe calls for a thirty-ninth of a cup of vanilla extract.
    • Each person received a thirty-ninth of the total prize money.
  2. The person or thing in the thirty-ninth position in a series.
    • She was the thirty-ninth to arrive at the party.
    • He is the thirty-ninth in line for the throne.
    • The thirty-ninth on the list was a surprise winner.
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