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forty

for·ty [ fáwrtee ]


noun  (plural for·ties)
Definition:
 
1. 40: the number 40

2. group of 40: a group of forty objects or people

3. tennis point: in a game of tennis, the score awarded to a player with a score of thirty on winning a further point



plural noun for·ties 
Definition:
 
1. numbers 40 to 49: the numbers 40 to 49, particularly as a range of temperature

2. years from 40 to 49: the years from 40 to 49 in a century

3. period from age 40 to 49: the period of somebody's life from the age of 40 to 49

[ Old English feowertig<four + -tig "ten"]

for·ty adjective, pron
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