forty-two

1 of 3

adjective

: being one more than 41 in number

forty-two years

see Table of Numbers

forty-two

2 of 3

pronoun, plural in construction

"

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

forty-two are here

forty-two were found

forty-two

3 of 3

noun

"

1

: two and 40 : three times 14 : six times seven

2

a

: 42 units or objects

a total of forty-two

b

: a group or set of 42

3

: the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 42

4

: the 42d in a set or series

especially : an article of clothing of the 42d size

wears a forty-two

5

: a game played with dominoes but resembling the card game pitch and having the sum of the counters equal 42

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