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the forties the forties2 F0 the range of temperature between 40° and 49°: » The temperature is expected to be in the forties tomorrow.Thesaurus+: ↑Measurements of temperature3 B2 the decade (= period of ten years) between 40 and 49 in any century, usually 1940–1949: » Our house was built some time in the forties.Thesaurus+: ↑Decades, centuries and the millenniumMain Entry: ↑forties
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