forty-two

American  

[fawr-tee-too] / ˈfɔr tiˈtu /

noun

1. a cardinal number, 40 plus 2.

2. a symbol for this number, as 42 or XLII.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

4. a game for two persons or two partnerships played with dominoes but based upon the rules for all fours.

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adjective

1. amounting to 42 in number.

Example Sentences

One hundred and forty two Italy caps, appearances in five World Cups, two Challenge Cups, two French Top 14 titles and many great memories.

From BBC • May 19, 2023

“Like any family, and like forty two other states with constitutionally required balanced budgets, we must live within our means,” Christie declared.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2015

The soul next kneels before the forty two assessors of Osiris, with deprecating asseverations and intercessions.

From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by Alger, William Rounseville

He was born at Montepulciano in 1454, and died, at the age of forty, two years after Lorenzo.

From Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England by Greg, Walter W.

Such may be considered as the distinctive marks of the English gentleman at three or four and forty: two or three of such groups have pitched their camps on the deck.

From The Paris Sketch Book by Thackeray, William Makepeace