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forty-six

[ fawr-tee-siks ]

/ ˈfɔr tiˈsɪks /

noun

a cardinal number, 40 plus 6.

a symbol for this number, as 46 or XLVI.

a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

amounting to 46 in number.

Words nearby forty-six

forty-ninth parallel, forty-one, forty-second, forty-seven, forty-seventh, forty-six, forty-sixth, forty-third, forty-three, forty-two, fortyish

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for forty-six

It ends with a colossal, anatomically correct forty-six foot tall baby boy.
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Forty-six percent of the respondents called Romney the winner, 22 percent gave the night to Obama, and 32 percent called it a tie.
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Forty-six cases ended in plea agreements, the newspaper found—a stark contrast to the conviction rates for nonathletes.
Joe Paterno’s Troubling Attitude Toward Sex Charges|Nick Summers|November 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Washington owned Mount Vernon for forty-six years, just one-half of which time was given to the service of his country.
Little Journeys To the Homes of the Great, Volume 3 (of 14)|Elbert Hubbard

He had devoted forty-six years to the faithful service of his country and had earned an imperishable fame.
Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution|L. Carroll Judson
For Africa, Marshall has collected some forty-six observations of which almost half are concerned with Pierines.
Mimicry in Butterflies|Reginald Crundall Punnett
One hundred and forty-six suffering creatures, who had no way to earn a cent!
The College, the Market, and the Court|Caroline H. Dall
The yearly average of christenings is forty-six, of weddings twenty-six, and of funerals forty-five.
The Forest of Dean|H. G. Nicholls

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2019 WORD
OF THE YEAR is...