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fortieth

(fɔːʳtiəθ)
ordinal number
The fortieth item in a series is the one that you count as number forty.
It was the fortieth anniversary of the death of the composer.

fortieth in British English

(ˈfɔːtɪɪθ)
adjective
1. 
a. 
being the ordinal number of forty in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc. Often written: 40th
b. 
(as noun)
he was the fortieth
noun
2. 
a. 
one of 40 approximately equal parts of something
b. 
(as modifier)
a fortieth part
3. 
the fraction equal to one divided by 40 (1⁄40)
Word origin
Old English fēowertigotha

fortieth in American English

(ˈfɔrtiɪθ)
adjective
1. 
preceded by thirty-nine others in a series; 40th
2. 
designating any of the forty equal parts of something
noun
3. 
the one following the thirty-ninth
4. 
any of the forty equal parts of something; 1/40
adverb
5. 
in the fortieth place, rank, group, etc.
Word origin
ME fourtithe < OE feowertigotha: see forty & -th2

Examples of 'fortieth' in a sentence
fortieth

`You've got to have a party for your fortieth wedding anniversary,' Hugh went on, munching his sandwich appreciatively.
Cathy Kelly JUST BETWEEN US (2002)
Parties in Hugh's were always fun and a fortieth wedding anniversary was sure to be a splendid affair.
Cathy Kelly JUST BETWEEN US (2002)
She knew the answer: people desperate for fortieth anniversary presents.
Cathy Kelly JUST BETWEEN US (2002)
She had said the same thing the year before when he'd gone to Europe without her for the fortieth anniversary of D-day.
Maupin, Armistead SIGNIFICANT OTHERS (2002)

In other languages
fortieth

British English: fortieth ADJECTIVE
The fortieth item in a series is the one that you count as number forty.
It was the fortieth anniversary of the death of the composer.
  • American English: fortieth
  • Brazilian Portuguese: quadragésimo
  • Chinese: 第四十个的
  • European Spanish: cuadragésimo
  • French: quarantième
  • German: vierzigste
  • Italian: quarto
  • Japanese: 40番目の
  • Korean: 40번째
  • European Portuguese: quadragésimo
  • Latin American Spanish: cuadragésimo

Chinese translation of 'fortieth'

fortieth

(ˈfɔːtɪɪθ)

num

  1. 第四十 (dìsìshí)
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