forty-two

[ fawr-tee-too ]

noun

1. a cardinal number, 40 plus 2.
2. a symbol for this number, as 42 or XLII.
3. a set of this many persons or things.
4. a game for two persons or two partnerships played with dominoes but based upon the rules for all fours.

adjective

1. amounting to 42 in number.

Example Sentences

Forty-two years after its debut, The Godfather casts a long shadow over American cinema.

From The Daily Beast

Her mother “was forty-two, and not delighted… I weighed over ten pounds and (she told me frequently) I nearly finished her off.”

From The Daily Beast

Forty-two of the 49 Tunisian women parliamentarians are members of the Islamist Ennahda party.

From The Daily Beast

Forty-two year-old Tareq displayed an almost childlike need to be the smart guy in the room, the one in control.

From The Daily Beast

Forty-two percent of Afghan citizens live below the poverty line [PDF].

From The Daily Beast

A girl of forty-two weeks showed the same excitement at the sight of a life-size painting of a cat as at that of a real cat.

From Project Gutenberg

Starting in Dallas he received orders for one hundred forty-two copies the first day.

From Project Gutenberg

On the 4th of May we put off to sea in a boat, for the purpose of coasting round to Papara, forty-two miles distant.

From Project Gutenberg

Our next day's run was short, covering only forty-two miles between Launceston and Exeter.

From Project Gutenberg

There are some forty-two of these cemeteries in all now known, many of which are only partially accessible.

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