I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective
: being one more than 31 in number
thirty-two years
— see number table
II. pronoun, plural in construction
: 32 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated
thirty-two are here
thirty-two were found
III. noun
1. : two and 30 : four times eight
2.
a. : 32 units or objects
a total of thirty-two
b. : a group or set of 32
3. : the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 32
4. : the 32nd in a set or series ; especially : an article of clothing of the 32d size
wears a thirty-two
5. : a 32 caliber pistol — usually written .32