Usually means: A number between forty-seven and forty-nine.
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  1. forty-eight: Merriam-Webster
  2. forty-eight: Vocabulary.com
  3. Forty-Eight, Forty-eight, forty-eight: Wordnik
  4. forty-eight: Wiktionary
  5. forty-eight: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. forty-eight, the forty-eight: Dictionary.com
  7. Forty-eight: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. forty-eight: Rhymezone
  9. forty-eight: FreeDictionary.org
  10. forty-eight: Mnemonic Dictionary
  11. forty-eight: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (forty-eight)

▸ noun:  (US, military) A period of 48 hours' leave, i.e. two days.

Similar:
forty-eighth, forty-second, forty-fourth, halfmonth, forty-seventh, forty-sixth, fifty six, fortnight, forty-third, forty-four, more...

Opposite:
fifty-two, minus four, not forty-eight, above forty-seven



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Similar:
forty-eighth, forty-second, forty-fourth, halfmonth, forty-seventh, forty-sixth, fifty six, fortnight, forty-third, forty-four, more...

Opposite:
fifty-two, minus four, not forty-eight, above forty-seven



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