forty-two
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 40 plus 2.
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a symbol for this number, as 42 or XLII.
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a set of this many persons or things.
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a game for two persons or two partnerships played with dominoes but based upon the rules for all fours.
adjective
Example Sentences
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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
It is composed of four keys, forty two registers, and one pedal.
From Rouen, It's History and Monuments A Guide to Strangers by Licquet, Théodore
Forty thousand; forty times five, five times forty; two hundred days kills them all up by computation.
From English Literature for Boys and Girls by Marshall, H. E. (Henrietta Elizabeth)
They had only forty two fighting men, including old men and boys, while the Indian force numbered about five hundred.
From Good Stories for Holidays by Olcott, Frances Jenkins
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