SINCE 1828
forty-third
adjectiveDefinition of forty-third
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: being number 43 in a countable series
the forty-third day
— see Table of Numbers
2
: being one of 43 equal parts into which something is divisible
a forty-third share of the money
forty-third
noun
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Definition of forty-third (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: number 43 in a countable series
2
: the quotient of a unit divided by 43 : one of 43 equal parts of something
one forty-third of the total
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