forty-five

noun

for·​ty-five ˌfȯr-tē-ˈfīv How to pronounce forty-five (audio)
1
: a number that is five more than 40 see Table of Numbers
2
: a .45 caliber handgun
usually written .45
3
: a phonograph record designed to be played at 45 revolutions per minute
usually written 45
forty-five adjective
forty-five pronoun, plural in construction

Examples of forty-five in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Turn your body toward the person, make eye contact, and listen for thirty or forty-five seconds. Leon E. Moores, Md, Dsc, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 In the mid-sixties, a team of scientists succeeded in drilling all the way through the ice sheet, about forty-five hundred feet deep. Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024 Share [Findings] Half of the flights taken by British men aged twenty to forty-five are for stag parties. Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024 Two years ago, Riley lost to Molinaro by forty-five hundred votes out of a total of nearly three hundred thousand; back then, his campaign could afford only three field organizers. Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for forty-five 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of forty-five was circa 1623

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“Forty-five.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forty-five. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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forty-five

noun
for·​ty-five
ˌfȯrt-ē-ˈfīv
: a .45 caliber pistol
usually written .45

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