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- noun Forty plus two; the cardinal number following
forty-one and precedingforty-three .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective being two more than forty
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Examples
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His decision was appealed, and the appeal was voted down, fifty-one to forty-two.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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One year later, the Church of All Nations, a Methodist missionary organization in the district, counted forty-two nationalities in its vicinity.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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We had forty-two bases on the island with more than twenty thousand personnel.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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We had forty-two bases on the island with more than twenty thousand personnel.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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His decision was appealed, and the appeal was voted down, fifty-one to forty-two.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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Despite intense opposition, Alito was confirmed, though with forty-two senators voting against him.
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
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His decision was appealed, and the appeal was voted down, fifty-one to forty-two.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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The only hope for the Democrats to block Alito was by a filibuster, and even with forty-two votes against him this was not something that they were willing to do.
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
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We had forty-two bases on the island with more than twenty thousand personnel.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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At forty-two, Lena Macy is standing at major a crossroads in her life.
I.O.U. Elle 2011
elgiad007 commented on the word forty-two
The answer to life, the universe, and everything (according to The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy).
November 14, 2008
seanahan commented on the word forty-two
See 42 for an extended discussion.
November 18, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word forty-two
More than just extended.
November 18, 2008
plethora commented on the word forty-two
Did you know Dara Torres is going to be forty-two next year?
November 19, 2008
bilby commented on the word forty-two
I thought she was forty-two this year.
Who's Dara Torres, anyway?
November 19, 2008