'Forties' definitions:
Definition of 'forties'
(from WordNet)
noun
The time of life between 40 and 50 [syn: forties, mid- forties]
noun
The decade from 1940 to 1949 [syn: forties, 1940s]
Definition of 'Forties'
From: GCIDE
- Forty \For"ty\, n.; pl. Forties (-t[i^]z).
- 1. The sum of four tens; forty units or objects. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A symbol expressing forty units; as, 40, or xl. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Forties'
- Forty,
- Forty Fort,
- Roaring forties,
- aqua fortis,
- forty winks,
- Forty Fort, PA,
- Forty-niner,
- Forty-spot,
- forty-eight,
- forty-eighth,
- forty-fifth,
- forty-first,
- forty-five,
- forty-four,
- forty-fourth,
- forty-nine,
- forty-ninth,
- forty-one,
- forty-second,
- forty-seven,
- forty-seventh,
- forty-six,
- forty-sixth,
- forty-third,
- forty-three,
- forty-two,
- mid-forties,
- one hundred forty,
- hundred-and-forty-fifth,
- one hundred forty-five