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Traditional English :: forty
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frty - n. & adj. --n. (pl. -ies)
1 the product of four and ten.
2 a symbol for this (40, xl, XL).
3 (in pl.) the numbers from 40 to 49, esp. the years of a century or of a person's life.
4 (the Forties) Brit. the sea area between the NE coast of Scotland and the SW coast of Norway (so called from its depth of forty fathoms or more). --adj. forty-first, -second , etc. the ordinal numbers between fortieth and fiftieth. forty-five a gramophone record played at 45 r.p.m. the Forty-five the Jacobite rebellion of 1745. forty-niner US a seeker for gold etc., esp. in the Californian gold-rush of 1849. forty-one, -two , etc. the cardinal numbers between forty and fifty. forty winks colloq. a short sleep. fortieth adj. & n. fortyfold adj. & adv. [OE feowertig (as FOUR, -TY(2))] |
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Related Words
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baba
forty
thief
fame
ali
foot
echo
lyric
brand
new
day
eight
fifty
four
fight
five
acres
mule
time
running
out
apollo
shades
green
back
texas
barbecue
six
musa
dagh
writer
one
sim
top
countdown
rick
dees
something
sex
over
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Most Often Usage
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baba of forty thief fame
baba forty thief
ali baba and the forty thief
forty foot echo lyric
forty foot echo
forty foot echo brand new day
eight and forty
fifty four forty or fight
forty five
forty acres and a mule
time is running out apollo four forty
forty shades of green
back forty texas barbecue
forty six 2
forty day of musa dagh writer
forty one sim
top forty countdown
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