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forty-fourth

forty-fourth

English

English ordinal numbers
 <  43rd 44th 45th  > 
    Cardinal : forty-four
    Ordinal : forty-fourth

Numeral

forty-fourth

  1. (ordinal) The ordinal form of the number forty-four, describing a person or thing in position number 44 of a sequence.
    The answer appears on the forty-fourth page of the book.
    She finished forty-fourth in the race.

Usage notes

English ordinal numbers may function as either an adjective or as a noun, and almost never appear in the plural.

Abbreviations

  • 44th, 44th

Noun

forty-fourth (plural forty-fourths)

  1. (fractional) One of forty-four equal parts of a whole.
    A forty-fourth of 880 is 20.