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forty-fifth

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

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  • UK: /ˌfɔːti ˈfɪ(f)θ/
  • US: /ˌfɔɹti ˈfɪ(f)θ/

1

adj

Meaning 1

The ordinal form of the number forty-five, describing a person or thing in position number 45 of a sequence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One of forty-five equal parts of a whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • A forty-fifth of 900 is 20.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

the ordinal number of forty-five in counting order

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 45th

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From forty-five + -th (ordinal suffix), after fifth.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: vyf-en-veertigste — ordinal form of forty-five
  • Belarusian: со́рак пя́ты (sórak pjáty) — ordinal form of forty-five
  • Esperanto: kvardek-kvina — ordinal form of forty-five
  • Finnish: neljäskymmenesviides — ordinal form of forty-five
  • French: quarante-cinquième — ordinal form of forty-five
  • Georgian: ორმოცდამეხუთე (ormocdamexute) — ordinal form of forty-five
  • Hindi: पैंतालीसवाँ (pa͠itālīsvā̃) — ordinal form of forty-five
  • Hungarian: negyvenötödik — ordinal form of forty-five
  • Malayalam: നാല്പത്തഞ്ചാം (nālpattañcāṁ) — ordinal form of forty-five
  • Manchu: ᡩᡝᡥᡳ ᠰᡠᠨᠵᠠᠴᡳ (dehi sunjaci) — ordinal form of forty-five
  • Polish: czterdziesty piąty — ordinal form of forty-five
  • Russian: со́рок пя́тый (sórok pjátyj) — ordinal form of forty-five
  • Spanish: cuadragésimo quinto — ordinal form of forty-five
  • Ukrainian: со́рок п'я́тий (sórok pʺjátyj) — ordinal form of forty-five
  • Finnish: neljäskymmenesviidesosa — one of 45 equal parts
  • French: quarante-cinquième — one of 45 equal parts
  • Hindi: पैंतालीसवाँ (pa͠itālīsvā̃) — one of 45 equal parts