I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective
: being one more than 35 in number
thirty-six years
— see number table
II. pronoun, plural in construction
: 36 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated
thirty-six are here
thirty-six were found
III. noun
1. : six and 30 : three times 12 : four times nine : three dozen : six sixes : the square of six
2.
a. : 36 units or objects
a total of thirty-six
b. : a group or set of 36
3. : the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 36
4. : the 36th in a set or series ; especially : an article of clothing of the 36th size
wears a thirty-six