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thirty-three

[ thur-tee-three ]

noun

  1. a cardinal number, 30 plus 3.
  2. a symbol for this number, as 33 or XXXIII.
  3. a set of this many persons or things.


adjective

  1. amounting to 33 in number.

thirty-three

noun

  1. a former name for LP 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of thirty-three1

C20: so called because it is played at thirty-three and a third revolutions per minute

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