forty-sixth

English

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

Etymology

From forty-six +‎ -th (ordinal suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌfɔːti ˈsɪk(s)θ/, /ˌfɔːti ˈsɪks/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌfɔɹti ˈsɪk(s)θ/, /ˌfɔɹti ˈsɪks/

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.

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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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