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- forty/ˈfɔːti/The number equivalent to the product of four and ten; one more than thirty-nine.adjectivedeterminernounB1
- forty hours/ˈfɔːti ˈaʊəz/A standard full-time working week; a period of forty hours of labor.nounHigh
- forty winks/ˌfɔː.ti ˈwɪŋks/A short sleep, especially during the day; a brief nap.nounLow
- forty-eight/ˌfɔːti ˈeɪt/the number 48; one more than forty-seven.adjectivenounmedium
- forty-eighth/ˌfɔːti ˈeɪtθ/An ordinal number designating position 48 in a sequence.adjectivenounC1
- forty-eightmo/ˌfɔːtiˈeɪtməʊ/A term describing a book format where a standard printer's sheet is folded to produce 48 leaves (96 pages).adjectivenounRare
- forty-fifth/ˌfɔːti ˈfɪfθ/The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number 45; designating position 45 in a sequence.adjectivenounB1
- forty-first/ˌfɔːti ˈfɜːst/next after the fortieth; being one of 41 equal parts; the ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number 41.adjectivenounB2
- forty-five/ˌfɔːti ˈfaɪv/The cardinal number 45; equivalent to the sum of forty and five.adjectivenounB1
- forty-four/ˌfɔːti ˈfɔː/The cardinal number following forty-three and preceding forty-five.adjectivenounA1 (for the number), C1 (in metaphorical/specific compound usage).
- forty-fourth/ˌfɔːti ˈfɔːθ/the ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number 44; coming immediately after the forty-third in position or order.adjectivenounC1
- forty-nine/ˌfɔː.ti ˈnaɪn/The cardinal number 49, one less than fifty.adjectivenounHigh
- forty-niner/ˌfɔːti ˈnaɪnə/A person who went to California in 1849 during the Gold Rush.nounLow
- forty-ninth/ˌfɔːti ˈnaɪnθ/The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number 49; coming next after the forty-eighth.adjectivenounMedium
- forty-ninth parallel/ˌfɔːti ˈnaɪnθ ˈpærəlel/The line of latitude at 49° north, especially the established border between Canada and the United States from the Great Lakes to the Pacific.nounLow
- forty-one/ˌfɔːti ˈwʌn/The cardinal number equal to forty plus one (41).adjectivenounCommon
- forty-second/ˌfɔːti ˈsɛkənd/The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number 42; the item in position 42 in a sequence.adjectivenounMid
- forty-seven/ˌfɔːti ˈsev.ən/The cardinal number equivalent to the sum of forty and seven; the number 47.adjectivenounMedium
- forty-seventh/ˌfɔːti ˈsevnθ/The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number 47; the item in position number 47 in a sequence.adjectivenounLow (ordinal numbers beyond the first few dozen are used much less frequently)
- forty-six/ˌfɔːti ˈsɪks/The number that is one more than forty-five, expressed as 46.adjectivenounMedium
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