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forty

SayFOR-tee/ˈfɔɹti/UK/ˈfɔːti/

Noun pluralforties

2 meanings of forty

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  1. 1
    numeral
    The number that comes after thirty-nine and before forty-one.

    There were forty people waiting in line for tickets.

    She turned forty on her last birthday.

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  2. 2
    nounslangUScountable
    A large bottle of beer that holds forty fluid ounces.

    He bought a forty at the corner store on his way home.

    They shared a cold forty on the front steps.

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Origin

From Old English fēowertiġ, meaning forty.