forty-five

for·ty-five

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fawr-tee fahyv]
- /ˈfɔr ti faɪv/
- /ˈfɔːti faɪv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fawr-tee fahyv]
- /ˈfɔr ti faɪv/

Definitions of forty-five word

noun forty-five a cardinal number, 40 plus 5. 1
noun forty-five a symbol for this number, as 45 or XLV. 1
noun forty-five a set of this many persons or things. 1
adjective forty-five amounting to 45 in number. 1
noun plural forty-five a pistol, revolver, or cartridge of .45-caliber, or having a diameter of .45 inch. 1
noun plural forty-five a seven-inch phonograph record played at 45 r.p.m., especially a popular-music single. 1

See all 14 definitions of forty-five

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Origin of forty-five

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Forty-five

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Forty-five

forty-five popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for forty-five

noun forty-five

piece — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
rifle — a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
cannon — A cannon is a large gun, usually on wheels, which used to be used in battles.
pistol — a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
ordnance — cannon or artillery.

All 26 Synonyms of forty-five