forty-five

forty-five
noun Date: circa 1623 1. — see number table 2. a .45 caliber handgun — usually written .45 3. a phonograph record designed to be played at 45 revolutions per minute — usually written 45 • forty-five adjectiveforty-five pronoun, plural in construction

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