FORTIETH

fortieth, th

(adjective) the ordinal number of forty in counting order

fortieth

(noun) position 40 in a countable series of things

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

fortieth (not comparable)

The ordinal form of the number forty.

Noun

fortieth (plural fortieths)

The person or thing in the fortieth position.

One of forty equal parts of a whole.

Source: Wiktionary


For"ti*eth, a. Etym: [AS. feówertigo. See Forty.]

1. Following the thirty-ninth, or preceded by thirty-nine units, things, or parts.

2. Constituting one of forty equal parts into which anything is divided.

For"ti*eth, n.

Definition: One of forty equal parts into which one whole is divided; the quotient of a unit divided by forty; one next in order after the thirty-ninth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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