I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective
1. : being number 49 in a countable series
the forty-ninth day
— see number table
2. : being one of 49 equal parts into which something is divisible
a forty-ninth share of the money
II. noun
1. : number 49 in a countable series
2. : the quotient of a unit divided by 49 : one of 49 equal parts of something
one forty-ninth of the total