forty-six
[fawr-tee-siks]
- a cardinal number, 40 plus 6.
- a symbol for this number, as 46 or XLVI.
- a set of this many persons or things.
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- amounting to 46 in number.
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Examples from the Web for forty-six
Contemporary Examples
It ends with a colossal, anatomically correct forty-six foot tall baby boy.
Forty-six percent of the respondents called Romney the winner, 22 percent gave the night to Obama, and 32 percent called it a tie.
Forty-six cases ended in plea agreements, the newspaper found—a stark contrast to the conviction rates for nonathletes.
Historical Examples
I have heard my father say that trade was never so brisk as in 'forty-six, when they were down this way.
Micah ClarkeArthur Conan Doyle
Eighteen forty-four, forty-five, forty-six—here it is—forty-seven.
A Son of HagarSir Hall Caine
Damage to furniture in settin'-room, forty-six pauls and a half.
One Of ThemCharles James Lever
I should call you—let me see—a matter of forty-five or forty-six, sir.
Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2)Charles James Lever
He looks active, alert, and I'd not guess him above forty-six, or seven.
Luttrell Of ArranCharles James Lever