forty-second

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forty-second

  • /ˌfɔːti ˈsɛkənd/ UK
  • /ˌfɔːti ˈsɛkən(t)θ/ UK
  • /ˌfɔɹti ˈsɛkənd/ US
  • /ˌfɔɹti ˈsɛkən(t)θ/ US

adjective

  1. The ordinal form of the number forty-two, describing a person or thing in position number 42 of a sequence. The answer appears on the forty-second page of the book.
  2. Lasting forty seconds.

    Similar: 42nd

noun forty-seconds

  1. One of forty-two equal parts of a whole. A forty-second of 840 is 20.

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adj ordinal form of forty-two

Españolcuadragésimo segundo
हिन्दीबयालीसवाँ bayālīsvā̃
Françaisquarante-deuxième
Русскийсо́рок второ́й sórok vtorój

noun one of 42 equal parts

हिन्दीबयालीसवाँ bayālīsvā̃
Françaisquarante-deuxième

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@misc{forty_second_2026,
  title = {forty-second},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/forty-second},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}