forty-fifth

[ fawr-tee-fifth or, often, -fith ]

/ ˈfɔr tiˈfɪfθ or, often, -ˈfɪθ /

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adjective

next after the forty-fourth; being the ordinal number for 45.

being one of 45 equal parts.

noun

a forty-fifth part, especially of one (1/45).

the forty-fifth member of a series.

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But on Thursday Boxer triggered a Golden State political earthquake, announcing that she would not seek a fifth term in 2016.
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