forty-fourth

[ fawr-tee-fawrth, -fohrth ]

/ ˈfɔr tiˈfɔrθ, -ˈfoʊrθ /

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adjective

next after the forty-third; being the ordinal number for 44.

being one of 44 equal parts.

noun

a forty-fourth part, especially of one (1/44).

the forty-fourth member of a series.

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