'Forty' definitions:
Definition of 'forty'
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Definition of 'Forty'
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]
Definition of 'Forty'
From: GCIDE
- Forty \For"ty\ (f[^o]r"t[y^]), a. [OE. forti, fourti, fowerti, AS. fe['o]wertig; fe['o]wer four + suff. -tig ten; akin to OS. fiwartig, fiartig, D. veertig, G. vierzig, Icel. fj["o]rut[imac]u, Sw. fyratio, Dan. fyrretyve, Goth. fidw[=o]r tigjus. See Four, and Ten, and cf. Fourteen.] Four times ten; thirty-nine and one more. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Forty'
- Forties,
- 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