Thirty-ninth
Numeral
numeral
- (ordinal) The ordinal form of the number thirty-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 39 of a sequence.The answer appears on the thirty-ninth page of the book.She finished thirty-ninth in the race.
Usage notes
English ordinal numbers may function as either an adjective or as a noun, and almost never appear in the plural.
Abbreviations
- 39th, 39
Full definition of thirty-ninth
Noun
thirty-ninth
(plural thirty-ninths)- (fractional) One of thirty-nine equal parts of a whole.A thirty-ninth of 780 is 20.