forty-seventh
adjectiveDefinition of forty-seventh
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : being number 47 in a countable series the forty-seventh day — see Table of Numbers
2 : being one of 47 equal parts into which something is divisible a forty-seventh share of the money
forty-seventh
nounDefinition of forty-seventh (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : number 47 in a countable series
2 : 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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