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forty    音标拼音: [f'ɔrti]
adj. 四十

四十,40四十岁

forty
adj 1: being ten more than thirty [synonym: {forty}, {40}, {xl},
{twoscore}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four
[synonym: {forty}, {40}, {XL}]

Forty \For"ty\, n.; pl. {Forties} (-t[i^]z).
1. The sum of four tens; forty units or objects.
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2. A symbol expressing forty units; as, 40, or xl.
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Forty \For"ty\ (f[^o]r"t[y^]), a. [OE. forti, fourti, fowerti,
AS. fe['o]wertig; fe['o]wer four suff. -tig ten; akin to
OS. fiwartig, fiartig, D. veertig, G. vierzig, Icel.
fj["o]rut[imac]u, Sw. fyratio, Dan. fyrretyve, Goth.
fidw[=o]r tigjus. See {Four}, and {Ten}, and cf. {Fourteen}.]
Four times ten; thirty-nine and one more.
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