Forty-five

//ˌfɔɹtiˈfaɪv// name, noun, num

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A .45-caliber firearm.

    "The robber brandished a forty-five at the cashier to make her empty the till for him."

  2. 2
    a .45-caliber pistol wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    being five more than forty wordnet
Numeral
  1. 1
    Cardinal number after forty-four and before forty-six.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Jacobite rising of 1745. historical

    "Kingshouse, in the Blackmount, and Finlarig Castle, at the west end of Loch Tay, were both garrisoned during the ’45."

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"Our class has forty-five students."

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