forty-second

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌfɔːti ˈsɛkənd/, (proscribed, see forty-secondth) /ˌfɔːti ˈsɛkən(t)θ/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌfɔɹti ˈsɛkənd/, (proscribed, see forty-secondth) /ˌfɔɹti ˈsɛkən(t)θ/ === Adjective === forty-second The ordinal form of the number forty-two, describing a person or thing in position number 42 of a sequence. Lasting forty seconds. ==== Usage notes ==== English ordinal numbers may function as either an adjective or as a noun, and almost never appear in the plural. ==== Synonyms ==== 42nd, 42nd ==== Translations ==== === Noun === forty-second (plural forty-seconds) One of forty-two equal parts of a whole. ==== Translations ====