forty-seven
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Definition
- Adjective: Being seven more than forty; the cardinal number that is equal to 40 + 7.
Usage
- The word "forty-seven" is used as a determiner or adjective to specify a precise quantity of exactly 47 items, years, units, etc.
- It follows the standard English pattern for compound numbers from twenty-one to ninety-nine.
Examples
- Adjective:
- She collected forty-seven different species of butterflies.
- The recipe requires forty-seven grams of sugar.
- He has been working here for forty-seven years.
Advanced Usage
- As a nominal (noun): While primarily an adjective, it can function as a noun when referring to the number itself.
- Forty-seven is a prime number.
- In sequences: Used in lists, rankings, or to indicate position.
- Page forty-seven contains the answer.
Variants and Related Words
- 47: The numeric (Arabic numeral) form.
- XLVII: The Roman numeral form.
Synonyms
- 47 (numeral)
- XLVII (Roman numeral)
- Seven and forty (archaic or poetic form)
Different Meanings
- This word has only one core meaning: the cardinal number between forty-six and forty-eight. It does not have idiomatic meanings or phrasal verbs.
Adjective
- being seven more than forty