forty-ninth

adjective

Definition of forty-ninth

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : being number 49 in a countable series the forty-ninth day — see Table of Numbers

2 : being one of 49 equal parts into which something is divisible a forty-ninth share of the money

forty-ninth

noun

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Definition of forty-ninth (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : number 49 in a countable series

2 : the quotient of a unit divided by 49 : one of 49 equal parts of something one forty-ninth of the total

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