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forty-eighth

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˌfɔːti ˈeɪ(t)θ/
  • US: /ˌfɔɹti ˈeɪ(t)θ/

1

adj

Meaning 1

The ordinal form of the number forty-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 48 of a sequence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The answer appears on the forty-eighth page of the book.
  • She finished forty-eighth in the race.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One of forty-eight equal parts of a whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • A forty-eighth of 960 is 20.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

the ordinal number of forty-eight in counting order

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 48th

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: agt-en-veertigste — ordinal form of forty-eight
  • Belarusian: со́рак во́сьмы (sórak vósʹmy) — ordinal form of forty-eight
  • Esperanto: kvardek-oka — ordinal form of forty-eight
  • Finnish: neljäskymmeneskahdeksas — ordinal form of forty-eight
  • French: quarante-huitième — ordinal form of forty-eight
  • Georgian: ორმოცდამერვე (ormocdamerve) — ordinal form of forty-eight
  • Hindi: अड़तालीसवाँ (aṛtālīsvā̃) — ordinal form of forty-eight
  • Hungarian: negyvennyolcadik — ordinal form of forty-eight
  • Malayalam: നാല്പത്തെട്ടാം (nālpatteṭṭāṁ) — ordinal form of forty-eight
  • Manchu: ᡩᡝᡥᡳ ᠵᠠᡴᡡᠴᡳ (dehi jakūci) — ordinal form of forty-eight
  • Polish: czterdziesty ósmy — ordinal form of forty-eight
  • Russian: со́рок восьмо́й (sórok vosʹmój) — ordinal form of forty-eight
  • Spanish: cuadragésimo octavo — ordinal form of forty-eight
  • Ukrainian: со́рок во́сьмий (sórok vósʹmyj) — ordinal form of forty-eight
  • Finnish: neljäskymmeneskahdeksasosa — one of 48 equal parts
  • French: quarante-huitième — one of 48 equal parts
  • Hindi: अड़तालीसवाँ (aṛtālīsvā̃) — one of 48 equal parts