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forty-four

adj · noun · num · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

(Of a gun) firing a 0.44 inch calibre bullet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A .44 Magnum handgun.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

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3

num

Meaning 3

The cardinal number immediately following forty-three and preceding forty-five.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

being four more than forty

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 44, xliv

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

56 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: vier-en-veertig — 44
  • Arabic: أَرْبَعَة وَأَرْبَعُون (ʔarbaʕa wa-ʔarbaʕūn) — 44
  • Armenian: քառասունչորս (kʻaṙasunčʻors) — 44
  • Azerbaijani: qırx dörd — 44
  • Basque: berrogeita lau — 44
  • Belarusian: со́рак чаты́ры (sórak čatýry) — 44
  • Bengali: চুয়াল্লিশ (cuẏalliś) — 44
  • Catalan: quaranta-quatre — 44
  • Cherokee: ᏅᎩᏍᎪ ᏅᎩ (nvgisgo nvgi) — 44
  • Chinese Cantonese: 四十四 (sei3 sap6 sei3) — 44
  • Chinese Mandarin: 四十四 (sìshísì) — 44
  • Danish: fireogfyrre — 44
  • Dutch: vierenveertig — 44
  • Esperanto: kvardek kvar — 44
  • Fijian: vasagavulu ka va — 44
  • Finnish: neljäkymmentäneljä — 44
  • French: quarante-quatre — 44
  • Galician: corenta e catro — 44
  • Georgian: ორმოცდაოთხი (ormocdaotxi) — 44
  • German: vierundvierzig — 44
  • Greek: σαράντα τέσσαρες (saránta téssares) — 44
  • Gujarati: ચુમ્માલીસ (cummālīs) — 44
  • Hebrew: ארבעים־וארבעה (arbaím və-arbá) — 44
  • Hindi: चवालीस (cavālīs) — 44
  • Hindi: चतुश्चत्वारिंशत (catuścatvāriñśat) — 44
  • Hungarian: negyvennégy — 44
  • Italian: quarantaquattro — 44
  • Japanese: 四十四 (shijūshi) — 44
  • Kazakh: қырық төрт (qyryq tört) — 44
  • Korean: 마흔네 (maheunne) — 44
  • Korean: 사십사 (sasipsa) — 44
  • Lao: ສີ່ສິບສີ່ (sī sip sī) — 44
  • Latin: quadraginta quattuor — 44
  • Luxembourgish: véieravéierzeg — 44
  • Malay: empat puluh empat — 44
  • Malayalam: നാല്പത്തിനാല് (nālpattinālŭ) — 44
  • Manchu: ᡩᡝᡥᡳ ᡩᡠᡳᠨ (dehi duin) — 44
  • Navajo: dízdįįdį́į́ʼ — 44
  • Pennsylvania German: vier un varzich — 44
  • Polish: czterdzieści cztery — 44
  • Portuguese: quarenta e quatro — 44
  • Punjabi: ਚੁਤਾਲ਼ੀ (cutāḷī) — 44
  • Quechua: tawa chunka tawayuq — 44
  • Russian: со́рок четы́ре (sórok četýre) — 44
  • Sanskrit: चतुश्चत्वारिंशत् (catuścatvāriṃśat) — 44
  • Spanish: cuarenta y cuatro — 44
  • Swahili: arobaini na nne — 44
  • Swedish: fyrtiofyra — 44
  • Thai: สี่สิบสี่ (sìi-sìp-sìi) — 44
  • Tok Pisin: fopela ten foa — 44
  • Turkish: kırk dört — 44
  • Ukrainian: со́рок чоти́ри (sórok čotýry) — 44
  • Urdu: چوالیس (cavālīs) — 44
  • Volapük: foldegfol — 44
  • Volapük: folsefol — 44
  • Yup'ik: yuinaak malruk cetaman — 44
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