English

Numeral

thirty-sixth

1. (ordinal) The ordinal form of the number thirty-six, describing a person or thing in position number 36 of a sequence.

   The answer appears on the thirty-sixth page of the book.

   She finished thirty-sixth 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

• 36th, 36^th

Noun

thirty-sixth ‎(plural thirty-sixths)

1. (fractional) One of thirty-six equal parts of a whole.

   A thirty-sixth of 720 is 20.