thirty-one

1 of 3

adjective

: being one more than 30 in number

thirty-one years

see Table of Numbers

thirty-one

2 of 3

pronoun, plural in construction

"

: 31 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated

thirty-one are here

thirty-one were found

thirty-one

3 of 3

noun

"

1

: one and 30

2

a

: 31 units or objects

a total of thirty-one

b

: a group or set of 31

3

: the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 31

4

[translation of French trente et un] : any of various games played with cards, dice, or numbers in which the winner is the player whose score equals or most nearly approaches 31

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