Definition of Forty-fourth

1. Adjective. The ordinal number of forty-four in counting order.

Exact synonyms: 44th
Similar to: Ordinal

Definition of Forty-fourth

1. Numeral. (ordinal) The ordinal form of the number forty-four, describing a person or thing in position number 44 of a sequence. ¹

2. Noun. (fractional) One of forty-four equal parts of a whole. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Forty-fourth

fortunes
fortuneteller
fortunetellers
fortunetelling
fortuning
fortunize
forty
forty-eight
forty-eighth
forty-eightmo
forty-fifth
forty-first
forty-firsts
forty-five
forty-four
forty-fourth (current term)
forty-leven
forty-nine
forty-niner
forty-ninth
forty-ninth parallel
forty-one
forty-oneth
forty-second
forty-seven
forty-seventh
forty-six
forty-sixth
forty-spot
forty-spots

Literary usage of Forty-fourth

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"Among the killed I regret to revor<l the name of Major John C. Thompson, of the forty-fourth Mississippi regiment A man of education and position at home, ..."

2. All the Year Round by Charles Dickens (1873)
"The second battalion of the forty-fourth embarked for the Peninsular war in 1810, ... At the siege of Badajoz the forty-fourth, under Lieutenant-Colonel the ..."

3. Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers by Whitelaw Reid (1868)
"The brigade moved to Lewisburg, and from there the Forty-Fourth and another regiment penetrated as far as Dublin Depot, on the Jackson Kiver Railroad, ..."

4. Statistical Report by New York (N.Y.). Police Dept (1906)
"forty-fourth street and Broadway. forty-fourth street and Seventh avenue. Broadway, between forty-fourth and Forty-fifth streets. ..."

5. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"The forty-fourth Indiana bore itself with special gallantry. I should do injustice to my feelings were I to omit to record the splendid resistance made on ..."

6. Indian Affairs: Laws and Treatiesby United States, Charles Joseph Kappler by United States, Charles Joseph Kappler (1904)
"... Revised Statutes 22-125 Acts of Forty-third Congress, first session 22 Acts of Forty-third Congress, second session 23-26 Acts of forty-fourth Congress, ..."

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