forty-seven

1 of 3

adjective

: being one more than 46 in number

forty-seven years

see Table of Numbers

forty-seven

2 of 3

pronoun, plural in construction

"

: 47 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated

forty-seven are here

forty-seven were found

forty-seven

3 of 3

noun

"

1

: seven and 40

2

a

: 47 units or objects

a total of forty-seven

b

: a group or set of 47

3

: the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 47

4

: the 47th in a set or series

especially : an article of clothing of the 47th size

wears a forty-seven

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