forty
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forties
plural
forties
Britannica Dictionary definition of FORTY
1
[count]
:
the number 40
2
forties
[plural]
a
:
the numbers ranging from 40 to 49
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The temperature outside is in the high forties.
b
:
a set of years ending in digits ranging from 40 to 49
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She is in her forties.
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She found some old record albums from the forties. [=from 1940–1949]
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one fortieth of the total
— fortieth
adjective-
his fortieth birthday
— forty
adjective— forty
pronoun-
forty of her classmates
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He was tall, fortyish [=about 40 years old], and had glasses and brown hair.
