forty-five
Syllables: for·ty-fiveUK/ˌfɔːtiˈfaɪv//ˌfɔɹtiˈfaɪv/
forty-five numeral: cardinal number after forty-four and before forty-six.
Numeral
forty-five
- Cardinal number after forty-four and before forty-six.
- Synonyms:
- 45, XLV
Noun
forty-five (plural forty-fives)
- A .45-caliber firearm.
- The robber brandished a forty-five at the cashier to make her empty the till for him.
- The phoenix he helped create
Out of control boy without a dad
Shot the gun that startled my life
While I drove him with a forty-five1998, “Soil”, in Serj Tankian (lyrics), Daron Malakian (music), System of a Down, performed by System of a Down, Track 7
Proper noun capitalized: Forty-five
the Forty-five
- 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
- In the sharpest sense, the Forty-five was not a war between Scots and Englishmen, but a civil war.2001, Arthur L. Herman, The Scottish Enlightenment, Harper Perennial, published 2006, page 142
forty-five meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
forty-five in Hindi
- 45
- पैंतालीस pa͠itālīs
forty-five in Marathi
- forty-five
- पंचेचाळीस pañċecāḷīs
forty-five in Urdu
- 45
- پینتالیس paintālīs
forty-five in Bengali
- 45
- পঁয়তাল্লিশ põẏotalliś
More languagesFewer languages
- forty-five in Telugu
- నలభైయైదు nalabhaiyaidu
- forty-five in Malayalam
- നാല്പത്തഞ്ച് nālpattañcŭ, നാല്പത്തിയഞ്ച് nālpattiyañcŭ
- forty-five in Punjabi
- ਪੰਤਾਲ਼ੀ pantāḷī, ਪੰਜਤਾਲੀ pañjtālī
- forty-five in Gujarati
- પિસ્તાળીસ pistāḷīs
- forty-five in Odia
- ପଇଞ୍ଚାଳିଶ paiñcāḷiśa
- forty-five in Sanskrit
- पञ्चचत्वारिंशत् páñćaćatvāriṃśat
- forty-five in Assamese
- পঞ্চল্লিছ poñsollis
- forty-five in Nepali
- पैंतालीस pa͠itālīs, पैँचालीस pa͠icālīs, पैँतालीस pa͠itālīs
- forty-five in Arabic
- خَمْسَة وَأَرْبَعُون ḵamsa wa-ʔarbaʕūn
- forty-five in Malay
- empat puluh lima
- forty-five in Persian
- چهل و پنج ćehel-o panj
- forty-five in Thai
- สี่สิบห้า sìi-sìp-hâa
Synonyms of forty-five
- 45
- XLV
Forms of forty-five
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | forty-fives |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | '45 |
Words formed from forty-five
Words that rhyme with forty-five
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Questions about forty-five
- What does forty-five mean?
- Forty-five means cardinal number after forty-four and before forty-six.
- What is forty-five in Hindi?
- Forty-five in Hindi is पैंतालीस (pa͠itālīs). See Forty-five meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is forty-five?
- Forty-five can be a numeral, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce forty-five?
- Forty-five is pronounced /ˌfɔɹtiˈfaɪv/ (US).
Words near forty-five in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: forty-five (page history and authors); Forty-five (page history and authors); पंचेचाळीस (Marathi) (page history and authors); నలభైయైదు (Telugu) (page history and authors); ପଇଞ୍ଚାଳିଶ (Odia) (page history and authors); পঞ্চল্লিছ (Assamese) (page history and authors); पैँचालीस (Nepali) (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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