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Definitions for: Forty
[n] the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four
[adj] being ten more than thirty
Webster (1913) Definition: 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[=i]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.
For"ty, n.; pl. Forties (-t[i^]z).
1. The sum of four tens; forty units or objects.
2. A symbol expressing forty units; as, 40, or xl.
Synonyms: 40, 40, cardinal, twoscore, xl, XL
See Also: large integer
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