Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

forty-nine

cardinal number
/ˈfɔːrti naɪn/
Definition
The number that comes after forty-eight and before fifty.
Examples
  • There are forty-nine students in the class.
  • She celebrated her forty-nine birthday with a big party.
  • The answer is forty-nine when you add twenty-five and twenty-four.
Meaning
Forty-nine is an integer that represents a count of 49 individual units. It can also refer to the 49th item in a sequence.
Synonyms
  • 4 dozen and 1
  • Two less than fifty