Forty-eight
[fawr-tee-eyt] /ˈfɔr tiˈeɪt/
noun
1.
a cardinal number, 40 plus 8.
2.
a symbol for this number, as 48 or XLVIII.
3.
a set of this many persons or things.
4.
the forty-eight, the 48 contiguous states of the U.S.
adjective
5.
amounting to 48 in number.
noun
A weekend pass (WWII Navy)
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[fawr-tee-eyt-moh] /ˈfɔr tiˈeɪt moʊ/ noun, plural forty-eightmos for 2. 1. a book size of about 2½ × 4 inches (6 × 10 cm), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 48 leaves or 96 pages. Abbreviation: 48mo, 48°. 2. a book of this size. adjective 3. in forty-eightmo.
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[fawr-tee-eytth, -eyth] /ˈfɔr tiˈeɪtθ, -ˈeɪθ/ adjective 1. next after the forty-seventh; being the ordinal number for 48. 2. being one of 48 equal parts. noun 3. a forty-eighth part, especially of one (1/48). 4. the forty-eighth member of a series.
- Forty-fifth
[fawr-tee-fifth or, often, -fith] /ˈfɔr tiˈfɪfθ or, often, -ˈfɪθ/ adjective 1. next after the forty-fourth; being the ordinal number for 45. 2. being one of 45 equal parts. noun 3. a forty-fifth part, especially of one (1/45). 4. the forty-fifth member of a series.
- Forty-first
[fawr-tee-furst] /ˈfɔr tiˈfɜrst/ adjective 1. next after the fortieth; being the ordinal number for 41. 2. being one of 41 equal parts. noun 3. a forty-first part, especially of one (1/41). 4. the forty-first member of a series.
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[fawr-tee-fahyv] /ˈfɔr tiˈfaɪv/ noun 1. a cardinal number, 40 plus 5. 2. a symbol for this number, as 45 or XLV. 3. a set of this many persons or things. adjective 4. amounting to 45 in number. noun, plural 45s, 45’s. 1. a seven-inch phonograph record played at 45 r.p.m., especially a popular-music single. noun, […]