quadragesimo-octavo

noun

quad·​ra·​ges·​i·​mo-oc·​ta·​vo

ˌkwädrəˈjesəmōˌäkˈtā(ˌ)vō

plural -s

: forty-eightmo

—symbol Fe

Word History

Etymology

Latin quadragesimo octavo, ablative of quadragesimus octavus forty-eighth, from quadragesimus fortieth + octavus eighth

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