thirty-nine I. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\adjective : being one more than 38 in number < thirty-nine years > — see number table II. pronoun, plural in construction : 39 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated < thirty-nine are here > < thirty-nine were found > III. noun 1.: nine and 30 : three times 13 2. a.: 39 units or objects < a total of thirty-nine > b.: a group or set of 39 3.: the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 39