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forty-four

[ fawr-tee-fawr, -fohr ]

noun

  1. a cardinal number, 40 plus 4.
  2. a symbol for this number, as 44 or XLIV.
  3. a set of this many persons or things.


adjective

  1. amounting to 44 in number.

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Example Sentences

Forty-four percent of people live in a state where gay and lesbian couples can marry; 59 percent of people support equal marriage.

"Six forty-four, Pacific Time," Harold says, looking at his watch.

Forty-four years ago, Lt. William G. Haneke was pronounced dead five times over 48 hours.

Forty-four states now have innocence projects devoted to identifying and helping gain the release of innocent prisoners.

His son John and forty four men marched in support of the Americans.

It is about three leagues wide and is forty-four and one half degrees from the Equator.

The two armies were very nearly equal in numbers, the French having forty-seven thousand men and the English forty-four thousand.

Not until forty-four years had elapsed did she renew her acquaintance with the family in the person of Peter Ilich.

It is followed by forty-four pages of argument and illustration relating exclusively to the able-bodied wage-earner.

Mr. Hume, however, only found forty-four members to vote for his motion, while one hundred and forty-three voted against it.

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