thirtieth

thirtieth
/therr"tee ith/, adj.
1. next after the twenty-ninth; being the ordinal number for 30.
2. being one of 30 equal parts.
n.
3. a thirtieth part, esp. of one (1/30).
4. the thirtieth member of a series.
[bef. 900; THIRTY + -ETH2; r. ME thrittythe, OE thritegtha]

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