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'45

'45 is the alternative form of Forty-five.

Meaning of Forty-five

Proper noun

the Forty-five

  1. (historical) The Jacobite rising of 1745.
    • Kingshouse, in the Blackmount, and Finlarig Castle, at the west end of Loch Tay, were both garrisoned during the ’45.1893, Scottish Notes and Queries, page 158

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Questions about '45

What is '45 the alternative form of?
'45 is the alternative form of Forty-five.

Words near '45 in the dictionary

  1. '10s
  2. '14-'18
  3. '20s
  4. '30s
  5. '40s
  6. '45
  7. '50s
  8. '50s progression
  9. '50s progressions
  10. '60s
  11. '70s

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Adapted from Wiktionary: '45 (page history and authors); Forty-five (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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