forty-nine

Thân thiện

A child counts forty-nine colorful marbles on the floor.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Being nine more than forty: The cardinal number that is the sum of forty and nine; 49.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • There are forty-nine states in the United States. (This is a factually incorrect example for illustrative purposes, as there are fifty. A correct example: She collected forty-nine different stamps.)
  • The recipe requires forty-nine grams of flour.
  • He scored forty-nine points in the game.

Advanced Usage

• Used in statistical or precise contexts: Often used to denote a specific, exact quantity, especially in mathematics, science, or inventory.
  • The data set contained forty-nine valid responses.
• In idiomatic or cultural references: The number can appear in titles or specific references (e.g., the 49th parallel).
  • They sailed near the forty-ninth parallel.

Variants and Related Words

• 49: The numeric symbol for "forty-nine".
• XLIX: The Roman numeral for forty-nine.
• Forty-ninth (adj): Constituting number forty-nine in a sequence; the ordinal form.
  • This is her forty-ninth birthday.

Synonyms

• 49: The numeral.
• Seven squared: A mathematical expression (7 x 7 = 49).

Related Phrases

• Forty-niner: A term historically referring to a miner or prospector in the 1849 California Gold Rush.
  • The museum had an exhibit on the life of a forty-niner.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. being nine more than forty

Từ đồng nghĩa

• 49
• il