forty-seven
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 40 plus 7.
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a symbol for this number, as 47 or XLVII.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
Example Sentences
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In the experiment, forty-seven healthy adults participated in a double-blind randomized crossover trial.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2025
Fifteen nations signed it in 1928, and another forty-seven followed over the next years.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
One hundred forty-seven people across the United States contracted the virus, some directly from that infected person, others from travelers who brought the disease home with them.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2022
One newspaper described her as “a sharp-featured woman, about forty-seven years old, with a sallow complexion and black hair.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 26, 2022
“Astrid, I know what a lie is. I’ve been around for forty-seven years.”
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
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