forty-sixth

English
English ordinal numbers
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    Cardinal : forty-six
    Ordinal : forty-sixth

Adjective

forty-sixth

  1. The ordinal form of the number forty-six, describing a person or thing in position number 46 of a sequence.
    The answer appears on the forty-sixth page of the book.
    She finished forty-sixth in the race.

Usage notes

English ordinal numbers may function as either an adjective or as a noun, and almost never appear in the plural.

Abbreviations
  • 46th, 46th

Translations

Noun

forty-sixth (plural forty-sixths)

  1. One of forty-six equal parts of a whole.
    A forty-sixth of 920 is 20.
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