forty eighth

/ˈfɔrti ˈeɪtθ/
noun
  1. 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
  1. 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.
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