fortieth

Definitions

1. 1.Constituting one of forty equal parts into which anything is divided.
2. 2.One of forty equal parts into which one whole is divided; the quotient of a unit divided by forty; one next in order after the thirty-ninth.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is constituting one of forty equal parts into which anything is divided called?
• What is one of forty equal parts into which one whole is divided; the quotient of a unit divided by forty; one next in order after the thirty-ninth called?