I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
1. : being number 42 in a countable series
the forty-second day
— see number table
2. : being one of 42 equal parts into which something is divisible
a forty-second share of the money
II. noun
1. : number 42 in a countable series
2. : the quotient of a unit divided by 42 : one of 42 equal parts of something
one forty-second of the total