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forty-second

UK/ˌfɔːti ˈsɛkənd/US/ˌfɔɹti ˈsɛkənd/

forty-second adjective: the ordinal form of the number forty-two, describing a person or thing in position number 42 of a sequence.

Adjective

forty-second

  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.
    • She finished forty-second in the race.
  2. Lasting forty seconds.
    Synonyms:
    42nd

Noun

forty-second (plural forty-seconds)

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

forty-second meaning in Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam

forty-second in Hindi

ordinal form of forty-two
बयालीसवाँ bayālīsvā̃
one of 42 equal parts
बयालीसवाँ bayālīsvā̃

forty-second in Telugu

forty-second
నలభైరెండవ nalabhaireṇḍava

forty-second in Malayalam

ordinal form of forty-two
നാല്പത്തിരണ്ടാം nālpattiraṇṭāṁ

Synonyms of forty-second

Forms of forty-second

pluralforty-seconds

Phrases with forty-second

Questions about forty-second

What does forty-second mean?
Forty-second means the ordinal form of the number forty-two, describing a person or thing in position number 42 of a sequence.
What is forty-second in Hindi?
Forty-second in Hindi is बयालीसवाँ (bayālīsvā̃). See Forty-second meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is forty-second?
Forty-second can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce forty-second?
Forty-second is pronounced /ˌfɔːti ˈsɛkənd/ (UK).

Words near forty-second in the dictionary

  1. forty-ninth parallel
  2. forty-ninths
  3. forty-one
  4. forty-oneth
  5. forty-rod
  6. forty-second
  7. forty-second cousin
  8. forty-second cousins
  9. forty-seconds
  10. forty-secondth
  11. forty-seven

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Adapted from Wiktionary: forty-second (page history and authors); నలభైరెండవ (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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