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forty-five

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for·ty-five (fôrt-fv)
n.
1. A .45-caliber pistol.
2. A phonograph record designed to be played at 45 revolutions per minute.

forty-five adj.

forty-five
n
1. (Music, other) a gramophone record played at 45 revolutions per minute
2. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) US and Canadian a pistol having .45 calibre

Forty-Five
n
(Historical Terms)
the Brit history another name for the Jacobite Rebellion [2]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.forty-five - a .45-caliber pistol
handgun, pistol, shooting iron, side arm - a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
Adj.1.forty-fiveforty-five - being five more than forty          
cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"


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Ten for the handkerchief, twenty for the lace, and fifteen for the work, make forty-five francs--parole d'honneur, it does come to a pretty price for a handkerchief.
Hoover, who was forty-five, fat, flush and foolish.
Once more the master is heard: "Give her forty-five fathom to the water's edge," and then he, too, is done for a time.
 
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