thirty-sixth

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adjective

1

: being number 36 in a countable series

the thirty-sixth day

see Table of Numbers

2

: being one of 36 equal parts into which anything is divisible

a thirty-sixth share of the money

thirty-sixth

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noun

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1

: number 36 in a countable series

2

: the quotient of a unit divided by 36 : one of 36 equal parts of anything

one thirty-sixth of the total

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