forty-ninth

American  

[fawr-tee-nahynth] / ˈfɔr tiˈnaɪnθ /

adjective

1. next after the forty-eighth; being the ordinal number for 49.

2. being one of 49 equal parts.

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noun

1. a forty-ninth part, especially of one (1/49).

2. the forty-ninth member of a series.

Example Sentences

Annie and I got into separate elevators and raced each other up to the forty-ninth floor and then back down to street level.

From Literature

In September, 2019, at the start of his forty-ninth year of incarceration, he will become eligible for parole again.

From The New Yorker

Meanwhile, some seven hundred feet below, on the forty-ninth floor, a business-operations manager named Matt was getting ready to head home.

From The New Yorker

On the forty-ninth day after Lynn’s death I opened all the windows in the alcove, even though it was raining.

From Literature

On the forty-ninth shot, I am only slightly aware that I am moments from fifty.

From Literature