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forty

Main Entry:: for·ty
Pronunciation:: \ˈfȯr-tē\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural forties
Etymology:: Middle English fourty, adjective, from Old English fēowertig, from fēowertig group of 40, from fēower four + -tig group of 10; akin to Old English tīen ten
Date:: before 12th century

1— see number table2plural : the numbers 40 to 49; specifically : the years 40 to 49 in a lifetime or century3: the third point scored by a side in a game of tennis

— for·ti·eth

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\ˈfȯr-tē-əth\ adjective or noun

— forty adjective

— forty pronoun, plural in construction

— for·ty·ish

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\-tē-ish\ adjective

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