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forty-fourth

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /ˌfɔːti ˈfɔːθ/
  • US: /ˌfɔɹti ˈfɔɹθ/

1

adj

Meaning 1

The ordinal form of the number forty-four, describing a person or thing in position number 44 of a sequence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One of forty-four equal parts of a whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • A forty-fourth of 880 is 20.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

the ordinal number of forty-four in counting order

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 44th

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: vier-en-veertigste — ordinal form of forty-four
  • Belarusian: со́рак чацвёрты (sórak čacvjórty) — ordinal form of forty-four
  • Esperanto: kvardek-kvara — ordinal form of forty-four
  • Finnish: neljäskymmenesneljäs — ordinal form of forty-four
  • French: quarante-quatrième — ordinal form of forty-four
  • Georgian: ორმოცდამეოთხე (ormocdameotxe) — ordinal form of forty-four
  • Hindi: चवालीसवाँ (cavālīsvā̃) — ordinal form of forty-four
  • Hungarian: negyvennegyedik — ordinal form of forty-four
  • Malayalam: നാല്പത്തിനാലാം (nālpattinālāṁ) — ordinal form of forty-four
  • Manchu: ᡩᡝᡥᡳ ᡩᡠᡳᠴᡳ (dehi duici) — ordinal form of forty-four
  • Polish: czterdziesty czwarty — ordinal form of forty-four
  • Russian: со́рок четвёртый (sórok četvjórtyj) — ordinal form of forty-four
  • Ukrainian: со́рок четве́ртий (sórok četvértyj) — ordinal form of forty-four
  • Finnish: neljäskymmenesneljäsosa — one of 44 equal parts
  • French: quarante-quatrième — one of 44 equal parts
  • Hindi: चवालीसवाँ (cavālīsvā̃) — one of 44 equal parts