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fortieth definition

for·ti·eth (fôrt′ē it̸h)

adjective

  1. preceded by thirty-nine others in a series; 40th
  2. designating any of the forty equal parts of something

Etymology: ME fourtithe < OE feowertigotha: see forty & -th

noun

  1. the one following the thirty-ninth
  2. any of the forty equal parts of something; 1/40

adverb

in the fortieth place, rank, group, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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