forty-five
noun
for·ty-five
ˌfȯr-tē-ˈfīv 
1
: a number that is five more than 40 see Table of Numbers
2
: a .45 caliber handgun
—usually written .45
3
: a phonograph record designed to be played at 45 revolutions per minute
—usually written 45
forty-five
adjective
forty-five
pronoun, plural in construction
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The forty-five minutes felt useless; the pre-meeting did not.
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Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
So the academy—a panel of forty-five linguists, scientists, philosophers, and others—makes formal recommendations about how the language can and cannot change.
—Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
The majority of it was a forty-five-million-dollar share in a trust created from her late father’s estate, which was, and remains, inaccessible to Burden.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 23 May 2026
The younger, Layla, writes and mails lengthy letters to my dog—not to me or my spouse, but to my forty-five pound blue heeler Galilee.
—Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
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Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
So the academy—a panel of forty-five linguists, scientists, philosophers, and others—makes formal recommendations about how the language can and cannot change.
—Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
The majority of it was a forty-five-million-dollar share in a trust created from her late father’s estate, which was, and remains, inaccessible to Burden.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 23 May 2026
The younger, Layla, writes and mails lengthy letters to my dog—not to me or my spouse, but to my forty-five pound blue heeler Galilee.
—Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
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“Forty-five.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forty-five. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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