forty eighth
/ˈfɔrti ˈeɪtθ/
noun
- One of forty-eight equal parts of a whole.
- The recipe requires a forty-eighth of a cup of vanilla.
- Only a forty-eighth of the land was suitable for farming.
- He received a forty-eighth of the inheritance.
adjective
- Coming after the forty-seventh in a sequence; ordinal form of forty-eight.
- He finished in forty-eighth place in the race.
- Her forty-eighth birthday was a quiet celebration.
- This is the forty-eighth chapter of the book.