Definition of Fortieth in English :

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Fortieth meaning in English

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Fortieth

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Noun

1. fortieth

position 40 in a countable series of things

Adjective

2. 40th, fortieth

the ordinal number of forty in counting order

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Fortieth

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adjective
1. 
a. 
being the ordinal number of forty in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc. Often written: 40th
b. 
(as noun)
he was the fortieth
noun
2. 
a. 
one of 40 approximately equal parts of something
b. 
(as modifier)
a fortieth part
3. 
the fraction equal to one divided by 40 (140)

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Fortieth

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adjective
1. 
preceded by thirty-nine others in a series; 40th
2. 
designating any of the forty equal parts of something
noun
3. 
the one following the thirty-ninth
4. 
any of the forty equal parts of something; 1/40
adverb
5. 
in the fortieth place, rank, group, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Fortieth

see synonyms of fortieth
n.
1. The ordinal number matching the number 40 in a series.
2. One of 40 equal parts.

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