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forty
noun(for-ty)
a number equal to four times 10
forty
noun(for-ty)
the numbers 40 to 49; specifically : the years 40 to 49 in a lifetime or century
forty
noun(for-ty)
the third point scored by a side in a game of tennis
forty
noun(for-ty)
a number that is five more than 40
forty
noun(for-ty)
a .45 caliber handgun —usually written .45
forty
noun(for-ty)
a phonograph record designed to be played at 45 revolutions per minute —usually written 45
forty
noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction(for-ty)
a Roman Catholic devotion in which the churches of a diocese in 2-day turns have the Blessed Sacrament exposed on the altar for continuous daytime veneration
forty
noun(for-ty)
one taking part in the rush to California for gold in 1849
forty
noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction(for-ty)
a short sleep : nap

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