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forty-fifth

UK/ˌfɔːti ˈfɪ(f)θ/US/ˌfɔɹti ˈfɪ(f)θ/

forty-fifth adjective: the ordinal form of the number forty-five, describing a person or thing in position number 45 of a sequence.

Adjective

forty-fifth

  1. The ordinal form of the number forty-five, describing a person or thing in position number 45 of a sequence.
    • The answer appears on the forty-fifth page of the book.
    • She finished forty-fifth in the race.
    Synonyms:
    45th

Noun

forty-fifth (plural forty-fifths)

  1. One of forty-five equal parts of a whole.
    • A forty-fifth of 900 is 20.

forty-fifth meaning in Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam

forty-fifth in Hindi

ordinal form of forty-five
पैंतालीसवाँ pa͠itālīsvā̃
one of 45 equal parts
पैंतालीसवाँ pa͠itālīsvā̃

forty-fifth in Telugu

forty-fifth
నలభైయైదవ nalabhaiyaidava

forty-fifth in Malayalam

ordinal form of forty-five
നാല്പത്തഞ്ചാം nālpattañcāṁ

Synonyms of forty-fifth

Forms of forty-fifth

pluralforty-fifths

Origin of forty-fifth

From forty-five + -th (ordinal suffix), after fifth.

Questions about forty-fifth

What does forty-fifth mean?
Forty-fifth means the ordinal form of the number forty-five, describing a person or thing in position number 45 of a sequence.
What is forty-fifth in Hindi?
Forty-fifth in Hindi is पैंतालीसवाँ (pa͠itālīsvā̃). See Forty-fifth meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is forty-fifth?
Forty-fifth can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce forty-fifth?
Forty-fifth is pronounced /ˌfɔːti ˈfɪ(f)θ/ (UK).

Words near forty-fifth in the dictionary

  1. forty-eighth
  2. forty-eighths
  3. forty-eightmo
  4. forty-eights
  5. forty-eleven
  6. forty-fifth
  7. forty-fifths
  8. forty-first
  9. forty-firsts
  10. forty-five
  11. forty-fives

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Adapted from Wiktionary: forty-fifth (page history and authors); నలభైయైదవ (Telugu) (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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