forty-five
noun
a cardinal number, 40 plus 5.
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forty-five
American
[fawr-tee-fahyv]
/ ˈfɔr tiˈfaɪv /
noun
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a cardinal number, 40 plus 5.
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a symbol for this number, as 45 or XLV.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
forty-five
1
British
noun
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a gramophone record played at 45 revolutions per minute
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a pistol having .45 calibre
Forty-Five
2
British
noun
Example Sentences
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Forty five years ago, the Sounders came to town playing a sport for immigrants with star players from foreign countries.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2019
"Forty five years ago, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant wrote some of the best songs in rock 'n' roll history," said attorney Peter Anderson, who claimed Wolfe's estate doesn't even own the copyright to "Taurus."
From US News • Jun. 15, 2016
Forty five point six per cent of those pupils on free school meals got those grades in 2014/15, compared to 38.7% in the previous year.
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2015
Forty five years on, another famous and indelible mark was etched in Celtic's history by a distinctly more cosmopolitan group of players.
From The Guardian • Nov. 8, 2012
Forty five minutes later the reports clattered in from Cairo and Woomera.
From If at First You Don't... by Brudy, John
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