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fortyseven

fortyseven is the alternative form of forty-seven.

Meaning of forty-seven

Numeral

forty-seven

  1. The cardinal number immediately following forty-six and preceding forty-eight.
    • Shanghai is situated on this river, about twelve miles above Woosung; and the river is navigable for steam-boats forty-seven miles higher up—to the point where it issues from the small lake on the south of the canal.1842 November 26, “GEOGRAPHY OF THE DESPATCHES.”, in The Spectator, number 752, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1139, column 2
    Synonyms:
    47, XLVII

Questions about fortyseven

What is fortyseven the alternative form of?
Fortyseven is the alternative form of forty-seven.

Words near fortyseven in the dictionary

  1. fortyish
  2. fortynine
  3. fortyodd
  4. fortyone
  5. fortypenny
  6. fortyseven
  7. fortysix
  8. fortysomething
  9. fortysomethings
  10. fortythree
  11. fortytwo

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