forty-third

adjective

Definition 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

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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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