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- [fawr-tee]
- /ˈfɔr ti/
- /ˈfɔː.tiz/
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- [fawr-tee]
- /ˈfɔr ti/
Definitions of forties word
- noun plural forties a cardinal number, ten times four. 1
- noun plural forties a symbol for this number, as 40 or XL or XXXX. 1
- noun plural forties a set of this many persons or things. 1
- noun plural forties forties, the numbers, years, degrees, or the like, from 40 through 49, as in referring to numbered streets, indicating the years of a lifetime or of a century, or degrees of temperature: His office is in the West Forties. Her parents are in their forties. The temperature will be in the forties. 1
- adjective forties amounting to 40 in number. 1
- noun forties Plural form of forty. 1
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Origin of forties
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English fourti, Old English fēowertig (cognate with Old Frisian fiuwertich, Old High German fiorzug, German vierzig). See four, -ty1
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Parts of speech for Forties
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
forties popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
forties usage trend in Literature
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- how to do forties hairstyles?
- how to make friends in your forties?
- where are the roaring forties?
- what is forties?
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