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[ fawr-tee-eyt ] / ˈfɔr tiˈeɪt /
nouna cardinal number, 40 plus 8. a symbol for this number, as 48 or XLVIII. a set of this many persons or things. the forty-eight, the 48 contiguous states of the U.S. adjectiveamounting to 48 in number. Words nearby forty-eightFort Wayne, Fort William, for two cents, Fort Worth, forty, forty-eight, forty-eighth, forty-eightmo, forty-fifth, forty-first, forty-five Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for forty-eightForty-eight works from 37 artists, including 18 women, are on display, and the selection is eclectic. Pharrell’s ‘GIRLS’ Exhibit Stars...Pharrell?|Liza Foreman|May 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST Forty-eight hours before, I had been in a helicopter that was getting shot at in Iraq. Eric Greitens, Former Navy SEAL, on Helping Military Veterans|Eric Greitens|May 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST Forty-eight percent of the poll respondents said the average American consumes too many natural resources. New Poll Finds Americans Are Worried About Runaway Population Growth|Jerry Karnas|February 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST Forty-eight percent say they are pro-life, while 46 percent say they are pro-choice. Newsweek Survey: Oprah, Clinton Most Admired Women in America||March 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Forty-eight percent of men said in a Marist poll this month that they are “very enthusiastic” about voting, the most of any group. Losing the American Dream|Kirsten Powers|September 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST Cover it, and leave for forty-eight hours; then decant into bottles, being careful to leave all sediment behind. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes|Dorothy Canfield Fisher Give me your answer within forty-eight hours; and meanwhile hold no communication with my ward. The Parisians, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton Although De Caen had brought eighteen new settlers, the colony was reduced to only forty-eight. The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation|Charles Roger By a deed of exchange the greedy king obtained forty-eight acres of land, some marshes, and two inns. Haunted London|Walter Thornbury He was kept at sea forty-eight hours by contrary winds, but reached Jersey at last on an October morning.
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