forty-first
Americanadjective
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next after the fortieth; being the ordinal number for 41.
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being one of 41 equal parts.
noun
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a forty-first part, especially of one (1/41).
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the forty-first member of a series.
Example Sentences
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Bush and Gore, of course, were the two candidates: George W. Bush, the governor of Texas and son of the forty-first president, challenging the incumbent vice president, Al Gore.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2015
Meacham writes: “‘The joy is in Texas,’ the forty-first president told reporters, ‘but our hearts are in Florida.’
From The Guardian ● Nov. 10, 2015
He ended the day at one over par, which left him tied for forty-first place: in the middle of the pack.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 9, 2015
Five days before voters go to the polls to determine the outcome of the Senate, President Barack Obama was in the forty-first most populated state wading into a contentious three-way race for governor.
From Time ● Oct. 30, 2014
On the forty-first move, after five hours of play, with his heart slightly pounding, Bobby lifted his rook with his trembling right hand, quietly lowered the piece to the board, and said, “Mate!”
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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