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forty-sixth

UK/ˌfɔːti ˈsɪk(s)θ/US/ˌfɔɹti ˈsɪk(s)θ/

forty-sixth adjective: the ordinal form of the number forty-six, describing a person or thing in position number 46 of a sequence.

Adjective

forty-sixth

  1. The ordinal form of the number forty-six, describing a person or thing in position number 46 of a sequence.
    • The answer appears on the forty-sixth page of the book.
    • She finished forty-sixth in the race.
    Synonyms:
    46th

Noun

forty-sixth (plural forty-sixths)

  1. One of forty-six equal parts of a whole.
    • A forty-sixth of 920 is 20.

forty-sixth meaning in Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam

forty-sixth in Hindi

ordinal form of forty-six
छियालीसवाँ chiyālīsvā̃
one of 46 equal parts
छियालीसवाँ chiyālīsvā̃

forty-sixth in Telugu

forty-sixth
నలభైయారవ nalabhaiyārava

forty-sixth in Malayalam

ordinal form of forty-six
നാല്പത്താറാം nālpattāṟāṁ, നാല്പത്തിയാറാം nālpattiyāṟāṁ

Synonyms of forty-sixth

Forms of forty-sixth

pluralforty-sixths

Origin of forty-sixth

From forty-six + -th (ordinal suffix).

Questions about forty-sixth

What does forty-sixth mean?
Forty-sixth means the ordinal form of the number forty-six, describing a person or thing in position number 46 of a sequence.
What is forty-sixth in Hindi?
Forty-sixth in Hindi is छियालीसवाँ (chiyālīsvā̃). See Forty-sixth meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is forty-sixth?
Forty-sixth can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce forty-sixth?
Forty-sixth is pronounced /ˌfɔːti ˈsɪk(s)θ/ (UK).

Words near forty-sixth in the dictionary

  1. forty-secondth
  2. forty-seven
  3. forty-seventh
  4. forty-sevenths
  5. forty-six
  6. forty-sixth
  7. forty-sixths
  8. forty-something
  9. forty-somethings
  10. forty-spot
  11. forty-spots

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Adapted from Wiktionary: forty-sixth (page history and authors); నలభైయారవ (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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