FORTIETH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fortieth mean? 

• FORTIETH (noun)
  The noun FORTIETH has 1 sense:

1. position 40 in a countable series of things

  Familiarity information: FORTIETH used as a noun is very rare.

• FORTIETH (adjective)
  The adjective FORTIETH has 1 sense:

1. the ordinal number of forty in counting order

  Familiarity information: FORTIETH used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FORTIETH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Position 40 in a countable series of things

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Hypernyms ("fortieth" is a kind of...):

rank (relative status)

• FORTIETH (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The ordinal number of forty in counting order

Synonyms:

40th; fortieth

Similar:

ordinal (being or denoting a numerical order in a series)

 Context examples 

I have lived a living death which has left me an old and shattered man when I am but in my fortieth year.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

This may be a career-oriented project, such as a product launch or a special report you are researching and writing, or in your personal life, a renovation for your home or a surprise party for your parent’s fortieth anniversary.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

I’m in my fortieth year, but I am sound in wind and limb, and if my old woman would have let me off my promise, I’d ha’ had a try with some of these young ones before now.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)