Definition of forty-seventh
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: being one of 47 equal parts into which something is divisible
a forty-seventh share of the money
forty-seventh
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Definition of forty-seventh (Entry 2 of 2)
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: number 47 in a countable series
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: the quotient of a unit divided by 47 : one of 47 equal parts of something
one forty-seventh of the total
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“Forty-seventh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forty-seventh. Accessed 18 May. 2021.
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