forty-one

1 of 3

adjective

: being one more than 40 in number

forty-one years

see Table of Numbers

forty-one

2 of 3

pronoun, plural in construction

"

: 41 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated

forty-one are here

forty-one were found

forty-one

3 of 3

noun

"

1

: one and 40

2

a

: 41 units or objects

a total of forty-one

b

: a group or set of 41

3

: the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 41

4

: the 41st in a set or series

especially : an article of clothing of the 41st size

wears a forty-one

5

: a 41 caliber pistol

—usually written .41

6

or forty-one pool : a pool game played with a cue ball and 15 object balls in which each player attempts to score sufficient points to total exactly 41 when added to his private number

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