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forty-four

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    Cardinal: forty-four
    Ordinal: forty-fourth
    Adverbial: forty-four times

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forty-four

  1. The cardinal number immediately following forty-three and preceding forty-five.

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Noun

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forty-four (plural forty-fours)

  1. (slang) A .44 Magnum handgun.

Adjective

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forty-four (not comparable)

  1. (firearms) (Of a gun) firing a 0.44 inch calibre bullet.
    • 1936 July, The Journal of American Folklore, volume 40, number 193, page 221:
      I went back home and I went to bed;
      With a forty-four revolver under my head.