forty-second

1 of 2

adjective

1

: being number 42 in a countable series

the forty-second day

see Table of Numbers

2

: being one of 42 equal parts into which something is divisible

a forty-second share of the money

forty-second

2 of 2

noun

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1

: number 42 in a countable series

2

: the quotient of a unit divided by 42 : one of 42 equal parts of something

one forty-second of the total

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