I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
1. : being number 47 in a countable series
the forty-seventh day
— see number table
2. : being one of 47 equal parts into which something is divisible
a forty-seventh share of the money
II. noun
1. : number 47 in a countable series
2. : the quotient of a unit divided by 47 : one of 47 equal parts of something
one forty-seventh of the total