forty-one
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 40 plus 1.
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a symbol for this number, as 41 or XLI.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
Example Sentences
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Around forty-one million people worldwide are affected by gout, and doctors diagnose roughly seven million new cases each year.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 9, 2026
Two hundred and forty-one days after the Palisades fire, the Dolphins hosted their first home game at Santa Monica College’s Corsair Field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2025
“There’s an agreement among three gentlemen. There’s a commitment from forty-one presidents and forty-one chancellors and athletic directors to do what we say we’re going to do.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 24, 2021
The sum of a number and three is forty-one.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020
"Once every forty-one hours, we'll have a seventeen-minute gap. The orbits work out that way."
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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