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forty two

forty two is the alternative form of forty-two.

Meaning of forty-two

Numeral

forty-two

  1. Forty plus two; the cardinal number following forty-one and preceding forty-three.
    • "Forty-two!" yelled Loonquawl. "Is that all you've got to show for seven and a half million years' work?"
      "I checked it very thoroughly," said the computer, "and that quite definitely is the answer. I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never actually known what the...1979, Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
    Synonyms:
    42, XLII

Questions about forty two

What is forty two the alternative form of?
Forty two is the alternative form of forty-two.

Words near forty two in the dictionary

  1. forty one
  2. forty seven
  3. forty six
  4. Forty Thieves
  5. forty three
  6. forty two
  7. forty weepy weepy
  8. forty winks
  9. forty-eight
  10. forty-eighter
  11. forty-eighters

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