ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Forty-eighth

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˌfɔːti ˈeɪ(t)θ/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Forty-eighth is an adjective meaning The ordinal form of the number forty-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 48 of a sequence.

Meaning

The ordinal form of the number forty-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 48 of a sequence.

More Meanings

  1. One of forty-eight equal parts of a whole.

Example Sentences

A forty-eighth of 960 is 20.
She finished forty-eighth in the race.
The answer appears on the forty-eighth page of the book.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include forty-ninth, forty-seventh, forty-sixth, eighth, forty-eight, forty-second.

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