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forty-secondth

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

forty-secondth is the nonstandard form of forty-second.

Meaning of forty-second

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.
  2. Lasting forty seconds.
    Synonyms:
    42nd

See all 3 meanings of forty-second

Forms of forty-secondth

pluralforty-secondths

Origin of forty-secondth

From forty-second + -th (ordinal suffix), by analogy with forty-fourth, etc.

Questions about forty-secondth

What is forty-secondth the nonstandard form of?
Forty-secondth is the nonstandard form of forty-second.
How do you pronounce forty-secondth?
Forty-secondth is pronounced /ˌfɔːti ˈsɛkən(t)θ/ (UK).

Words near forty-secondth in the dictionary

  1. forty-rod
  2. forty-second
  3. forty-second cousin
  4. forty-second cousins
  5. forty-seconds
  6. forty-secondth
  7. forty-seven
  8. forty-seventh
  9. forty-sevenths
  10. forty-six
  11. forty-sixth

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