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forty-first

forty-first

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The position that comes after the fortieth in a series is number forty-one
  • adjective
  • /ˈfɔrti fɜrst/
translation icon : cuadragésimo primero
  • The forty-first chapter of the book covers major historical events.

Examples

  • This is the forty-first chapter in the book, where the plot takes a new turn.

  • He finished in forty-first place in the marathon, just a few spots ahead of his last year's result.

  • She celebrated her forty-first birthday with friends and family.

  • She finished in forty-first place in the race.

  • The forty-first chapter of the book was the most exciting.

  • This year marks my forty-first anniversary with the company.

  • She finished in forty-first place in the marathon, just shy of her goal.

Synonyms

41st
vsforty-first
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The number that shows the position after the fortieth

is written out in words rather than in numerals with a suffix

How Late

hundredth
7 1.0
fiftieth
7 1.0
forty-first
1.0
twentieth
6 1.0
tenth
100 1.0
first
7 1.0

Surface Forms

forty-first positive
forty-first comparative
forty-first superlative

Morphology

forty-first = forty + first (transparent) = forty + first

The ordinal is directly formed by combining the cardinal 'forty' with the ordinal 'first' using standard English hyphenated numeral formation.

Etymology

Forty-first is built from the number forty and the word first, which shows position, so it literally means 'after the fortieth' or '41st', like the person standing one place beyond forty in a line.