I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
: being one more than 46 in number
forty-seven years
— see number table
II. pronoun, plural in construction
: 47 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated
forty-seven are here
forty-seven were found
III. noun
1. : seven and 40
2.
a. : 47 units or objects
a total of forty-seven
b. : a group or set of 47
3. : the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 47
4. : the 47th in a set or series ; especially : an article of clothing of the 47th size
wears a forty-seven