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| for·ty [ fáwrtee ] |
noun (plural for·ties) |
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1. 40: the number 40
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2. group of 40: a group of forty objects or people
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3. tennis point: in a game of tennis, the score awarded to a player with a score of thirty on winning a further point
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plural noun for·ties |
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1. numbers 40 to 49: the numbers 40 to 49, particularly as a range of temperature
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2. years from 40 to 49: the years from 40 to 49 in a century
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3. period from age 40 to 49: the period of somebody's life from the age of 40 to 49
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| [ Old English feowertig<four + -tig "ten"] |
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  for·ty adjective, pron |
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