thirty
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,367 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 13,442 times across 175,113 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three also: 30, XXX
adjective
- being ten more than twenty also: 30, xxx
thirty in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Sutri, a city about thirty miles from Rome.
Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) · O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson · Chapter 1
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Their population generally amounts to eight or ten men—seldom to thirty.
Snowflakes and Sunbeams · R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne · Chapter 1
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I am a poor man, and have thirty children, fifteen of whom .
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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He would take nothing for my passage, gave me twenty ducats for the leopard's skin, and thirty for the lion's.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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He had been compelled to give some thirty francs to a nurse, and almost twice as much for the baby’s clothes.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1