SINCE 1828
forty-eighth
adjectiveDefinition of forty-eighth
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: being number 48 in a countable series
the forty-eighth day
— see Table of Numbers
2
: being one of 48 equal parts into which something is divisible
a forty-eighth share of the total
forty-eighth
noun
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Definition of forty-eighth (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: number 48 in a countable series
2
: the quotient of a unit divided by 48 : one of 48 equal parts of something
one forty-eighth of the total
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