forty-two

forty-two
adjective
being two more than forty
• Syn: ↑42, ↑xlii
• Similar to: ↑cardinal

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I. \\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
: being one more than 41 in number

forty-two years

— see number table
II. pronoun, plural in construction
: 42 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated

forty-two are here

forty-two were found

III. noun
1. : two and 40 : three times 14 : six times seven
2.
a. : 42 units or objects

a total of forty-two

b. : a group or set of 42
3. : the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 42
4. : the 42d in a set or series; especially : an article of clothing of the 42d size

wears a forty-two

5. : a game played with dominoes but resembling the card game pitch and having the sum of the counters equal 42

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/fawr"tee tooh"/, n.
1. a cardinal number, 40 plus 2.
2. a symbol for this number, as 42 or XLII.
3. a set of this many persons or things.
4. a game for two persons or two partnerships played with dominoes but based upon the rules for all fours.
adj.
5. amounting to 42 in number.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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