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noun, plural 45s, 45's.

a seven-inch phonograph record played at 45 r.p.m., especially a popular-music single.

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Origin of 45

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby 45

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Other definitions for 45 (2 of 2)

.45

noun, plural .45s, .45's.

a pistol, revolver, or cartridge of .45-caliber, or having a diameter of .45 inch.

Also forty-five .

How to use 45 in a sentence

She had called and invited me over, I was not late and was only there approximately 45 minutes to an hour.
Miss Manners: Presents from ex can be refused|Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina Martin|December 17, 2020|Washington Post
Edison Research’s Podcast Consumer Tracker discovered a 30-minute uptick in listening times, to 6 hours 45 minutes per week.
With travel podcasts, explore the world through your ear buds|Andrea Sachs|December 11, 2020|Washington Post
For one thing, Aithinne says, “What we have a lot here, at least in the central part of the US, are flights that are 45 minutes to two hours.”
COVID-19 continues to make flying a risky proposition|Kat Eschner|October 21, 2020|Popular-Science
By March 16, 45 volunteers were rolling up their sleeves to participate in a phase I clinical trial, meant to establish whether the vaccine is safe.
Tackling covid|Tate Ryan-Mosley|August 19, 2020|MIT Technology Review

One winter, minus 45 degrees Fahrenheit was the warmest it ever got for an entire month.
He Found â€?Islands of Fertilityâ€™ Beneath Antarcticaâ€™s Ice|Steve Nadis|July 20, 2020|Quanta Magazine
He qualified as â€œsharpshooterâ€ on the M1911A1-45 ACP handgun in 1994.
The (Sloppy) Swift-Boating of Michigan Democrat Gary Peters|Tim Mak|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the tropical magnificence of Tasso's stanzas there is a sultry stupor which the fresh sunlight-45- of the Furioso never sheds.
Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature|John Addington Symonds
A Colts-45 was not a joke; its mechanism had not been connived in any spirit of facetiousness.
The Sunset Trail|Alfred Henry Lewis
Then, in the third-45- place, it must be straight to the point, and directly called for as an illustration of the case in hand.
Social Life|Maud C. Cooke
After two marches the temperature fell to-45Â°, and it was very cold in the small silk tent.
From Pole to Pole|Sven Anders Hedin
I just cast about.-45- But I know a frightful lot of painters.
Marriage|H. G. Wells

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