thirty-eighth UK /ˌθɜːti ˈeɪ(t)θ/US /ˌθɚti ˈeɪ(t)θ/adjective 1noun 1forms 1 adjective1 •The ordinal form of the number thirty-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 38 of a sequence.The answer appears on the thirty-eighth page of the book.She finished thirty-eighth in the race. noun1 •One of thirty-eight equal parts of a whole.A thirty-eighth of 760 is 20. formsthirty-eighths