forty-eight: Meaning and Definition of
for•ty-eight
Pronunciation: (fôr'tē āt'), [key]
— n.
- a cardinal number, 40 plus 8.
- a symbol for this number, as 48 or XLVIII.
- a set of this many persons or things.
- the 48 contiguous states of the U.S.
—adj.
- amounting to 48 in number.
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