I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective
: being one more than 48 in number
forty-nine years
— see number table
II. pronoun, plural in construction
: 49 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated
forty-nine are here
forty-nine were found
III. noun
1. : nine and 40 : seven sevens : the square of seven
2.
a. : 49 units or objects
a total of forty-nine
b. : a group or set of 49
3. : the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 49
4. : the 49th in a set or series ; especially : an article of clothing of the 49th size
wears a forty-nine