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The time of life between 40 and 50
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forties
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Forties can mean: 1940s , the years 1940-1949. 40s , the years 40-49 AD The years 40-49 of any century - see List of decades Long Forties , area in the North Sea Forties oilfield in the North Sea Forties pipeline system Roaring Forties , strong westerly ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Forty \For"ty\, n.; pl. Forties (-t[i^]z). The sum of four tens; forty units or objects. A symbol expressing forty units; as, 40, or xl.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1843 as the years of someone's life between 40 and 49; from 1840 as the fifth decade of years in a given century. See forty . Also a designation applied in various places and times to certain oligarchies, ruling classes, or governing bodies.\n\nIt is well ...
Usage examples of forties.
Twenty years ago, when Scofield was in his late forties, he had taken a page from Howard Hughes and disappeared from the public eye.
The bearer of bad news was a colonel in his forties, a no-nonsense type who strode across the deck to greet the captain of the ship, who passed him along to the Carrier Air Group commander.
A chain-smoker, prematurely gray, he was in his early forties, a graduate of the University of Chicago with advanced work in Vienna and Rome and solid experience as an Air Force psychologist at Colorado Springs.
He was in his late forties, with thick curly black hair and a slightly rounded face to which a smile came easily.