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Definition of Forty-eight
1. Adjective. Being eight more than forty.
Definition of Forty-eight
1. Number. The cardinal number immediately following forty-seven and preceding forty-nine. ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Forty-eight
Literary usage of Forty-eight
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Colonial Records of Pennsylvania by Samuel Hazard (1853)
"... north seventy-two and a half degrees west forty- eight perches, south seventy-six
degrees and one-quarter west thirty- five perches, north seventy-three ..."
2. Journal by California Legislature. Assembly, California, United States Congress Senate, Legislature (1912)
"... one hundred forty-five, one hundred fifty, one hundred fifty-two, that part
of Los Angeles City precinct number forty-eight lying westerly of the center ..."
3. The Federal and State Constitutions: Colonial Charters, and Other Organic by Francis N. Thorpe, United States (1909)
"Commercial travelers; sections seven hundred and forty- eight to seven hundred
and fifty-five, inclusive, Firearms; sections seven hundred and ninety-six to ..."
4. The English Works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury by Thomas ( Hobbes (1843)
"... consisted of four hundred and forty-eight soldiers. i [" In all seven lochi;
... fortyeight ..."
5. The Life of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini, John Addington Symonds (1889)
"But it so happened that the Duke fell ill of a serious malady, remaining forty-eight
hours without passing water. Finding that the remedies of his ..."
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