Forty-seven
[fawr-tee-sev-uh n] /ˈfɔr tiˈsɛv ən/
noun
1.
a cardinal number, 40 plus 7.
2.
a symbol for this number, as 47 or XLVII.
3.
a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
4.
amounting to 47 in number.
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[fawr-tee-siksth] /ˈfɔr tiˈsɪksθ/ adjective 1. next after the forty-fifth; being the ordinal number for 46. 2. being one of 46 equal parts. noun 3. a forty-sixth part, especially of one (1/46). 4. the forty-sixth member of a series.
- Forty-third
[fawr-tee-thurd] /ˈfɔr tiˈθɜrd/ adjective 1. next after the forty-second; being the ordinal number for 43. 2. being one of 43 equal parts. noun 3. a forty-third part, especially of one (1/43). 4. the forty-third member of a series.
- Forty-three
[fawr-tee-three] /ˈfɔr tiˈθri/ noun 1. a cardinal number, 40 plus 3. 2. a symbol for this number, as 43 or XLIII. 3. a set of this many persons or things. adjective 4. amounting to 43 in number.
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