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: 42 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated
forty-two are here
forty-two were found
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1
: two and 40 : three times 14 : six times seven
2
a
: 42 units or objects
a total of forty-two
b
: a group or set of 42
3
: the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 42
4
: the 42d in a set or series
especially
: an article of clothing of the 42d size
wears a forty-two
5
: a game played with dominoes but resembling the card game pitch and having the sum of the counters equal 42
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“Forty-two.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forty-two. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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