forty-five

American  

[fawr-tee-fahyv] / ˈfɔr tiˈfaɪv /

noun

1. a cardinal number, 40 plus 5.

2. a symbol for this number, as 45 or XLV.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

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adjective

1. amounting to 45 in number.

forty-five ¹ British  

noun

1. a gramophone record played at 45 revolutions per minute

2. a pistol having .45 calibre

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Forty-Five ² British  

noun

1. history another name for Jacobite Rebellion

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Example Sentences

Three times before two forty-five, when class was finally over for the day, Bat’s group said, “Mr. Grayson, Bat won’t let us help!”

From Literature

“Wow, I didn’t go to the opera until I was forty-five years old,” Minna said.

From Literature

Boomer said Mrs. Preston fainted when Eugene got to forty-five walnuts, but she didn’t really faint.

From Literature

I was busy for a good forty-five minutes before something important happened.

From Literature

It takes forty-five minutes to greet every one of the family members.

From Literature

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