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forty-third

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

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1

adj

Meaning 1

The ordinal form of the number forty-three, describing a person or thing in position number 43 of a sequence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One of forty-three equal parts of a whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • A forty-third of 860 is 20.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

the ordinal number of forty-three in counting order

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 43rd

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: drie-en-veertigste — ordinal form of forty-three
  • Belarusian: со́рак трэ́ці (sórak tréci) — ordinal form of forty-three
  • Esperanto: kvardek-tria — ordinal form of forty-three
  • Finnish: neljäskymmeneskolmas — ordinal form of forty-three
  • French: quarante-troisième — ordinal form of forty-three
  • Georgian: ორმოცდამესამე (ormocdamesame) — ordinal form of forty-three
  • Hindi: तैंतालीसवाँ (ta͠itālīsvā̃) — ordinal form of forty-three
  • Hungarian: negyvenharmadik — ordinal form of forty-three
  • Malayalam: നാല്പത്തിമൂന്നാം (nālpattimūnnāṁ) — ordinal form of forty-three
  • Manchu: ᡩᡝᡥᡳ ᡳᠯᠠᠴᡳ (dehi ilaci) — ordinal form of forty-three
  • Polish: czterdziesty trzeci — ordinal form of forty-three
  • Russian: со́рок тре́тий (sórok trétij) — ordinal form of forty-three
  • Spanish: cuadragésimo tercero — ordinal form of forty-three
  • Ukrainian: со́рок тре́тій (sórok trétij) — ordinal form of forty-three
  • Finnish: neljäskymmeneskolmasosa — one of 43 equal parts
  • French: quarante-troisième — one of 43 equal parts
  • Hindi: तैंतालीसवाँ (ta͠itālīsvā̃) — one of 43 equal parts