forties, mid-forties
(noun) the time of life between 40 and 50
forties
(noun) the decade from 1940 to 1949
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Forties
A sea area, in the northern part of the North Sea, where the depth of water is consistently forty fathoms
• Long Forties
• Forseti, foister, sefirot
forties
plural of forty
forties pl (plural only)
The decade of the 1840s, 1940s, etc.
Synonyms: '40s, 40s
The decade of one's life from age 40 through age 49.
(temperature, rates, pluralonly) The range between 40 and 49.
forties (not comparable)
From or evoking the 41st through 50th years of a century (chiefly the 1940s).
• Forseti, foister, sefirot
Source: Wiktionary
For"ties, n. pl.
Definition: See Forty.
For"ty, a. Etym: [OE. forti, fourti, fowerty, AS. feówertig; feówer four + suff. -tig ten; akin to OS. fiwartig, fiartig, D. veertig, G. vierzig, Icel. fjörutiu, Sw. fyratio, Dan. fyrretyve, Goth. fidw. See Four, and Ten, and cf. Fourteen.]
Definition: Four times ten; thirtynine and one more.
For"ty, n.; pl. Forties (.
1. The sum of four tens; forty units or objects.
2. A symbol expressing forty units; as, 40, or xl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
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