forty-seven
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 40 plus 7.
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a symbol for this number, as 47 or XLVII.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
Example Sentences
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On Thursday afternoon, a hundred and forty seven thousand people had indicated on Facebook that they intend to be there, but the actual numbers could be much larger.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 16, 2016
One hundred forty seven passengers were onboard when Capt. Michael Johnston, 57, was stricken.
From Washington Times • Oct. 6, 2015
For all of you who didn’t know, the legendary John Coltrane has a new album out, released forty seven years after his death.
From Forbes • Oct. 21, 2014
She grieves, we are told, as Joyce Smith, widow of Raymond Smith to whom she was married for "forty seven years and twenty five days".
From The Guardian • Aug. 19, 2011
Who four years short of forty seven Was found full ripe and plucked for Heaven.
From Quaint Epitaphs by Various
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