xlvii

1. 1.

   being seven more than forty

   Synonymsforty-seven47

   Similarcardinal

Other forms of xlvii

comparative

xlviier·

superlative

xlviiest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about xlvii

What does xlvii mean?

xlvii means "being seven more than forty".

How many syllables are in xlvii?

xlvii has 2 syllables and divides as xlvi-i under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for xlvii?

Close synonyms include forty-seven, 47. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is xlvii a common word?

xlvii is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.