Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Being three more than thirty: The cardinal number that is the sum of thirty and three, represented by the Arabic numeral 33 or the Roman numeral XXXIII.

Usage

• The word "thirty-three" is used as a determiner or modifier to specify a quantity of exactly 33 items, years, units, etc.
• It functions as an adjective when it precedes and describes a noun.
• It can also function as a noun when referring to the number itself.

Examples

• Adjective / Determiner:
  • She has thirty-three unread messages in her inbox.
  • The project took thirty-three days to complete.
• Noun:
  • The answer on the board was a bold thirty-three.
  • Thirty-three is considered a master number in some numerology systems.

Advanced Usage

• As a nominal adjective: When the noun is implied or previously stated.
  • "How many students passed?" "Thirty-three." (Here, "thirty-three" stands for "thirty-three students".)
• In sequences and labels: Used to identify position, age, or version.
  • He just turned thirty-three.
  • Please turn to page thirty-three.
  • This is rule number thirty-three.

Variants and Related Words

• 33rd (thirty-third): The ordinal form, used to indicate position in a sequence.
  • This is her thirty-third birthday.
• XXXIII: The Roman numeral representation of thirty-three.

Synonyms

• 33: The Arabic numeral form.
• Three and thirty: An older or more formal phrasing, now less common.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• Thirty-three and a third: A phrase commonly associated with the speed of a vinyl record (33 1/3 revolutions per minute).
  • I found an old album that plays at thirty-three and a third RPM.
• On the thirty-three: Informal phrase sometimes used in sports or scoring contexts, though not a fixed idiom.

Adjective

1. being three more than thirty