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Forty-eighth
//ˌfɔɹti ˈeɪ(t)θ// adj, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 The ordinal form of the number forty-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 48 of a sequence.
"The answer appears on the forty-eighth page of the book."
Adjective
- 1 the ordinal number of forty-eight in counting order wordnet
Noun
- 1 One of forty-eight equal parts of a whole.
"A forty-eighth of 960 is 20."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From forty-eight + -th (ordinal suffix).
Etymology 2
From forty-eight + -th (ordinal suffix).
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