/ Dictionary / Index F forty-two: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: for•ty-two Pronunciation: (fôr'tē t'), [key] — n. a cardinal number, 40 plus 2. a symbol for this number, as 42 or XLII. a set of this many persons or things. a game for two persons or two partnerships played with dominoes but based upon the rules for all fours. —adj. amounting to 42 in number. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: forty-two (Thesaurus) forty-three forty winks Related Content Daily Word Quiz: cautious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language