FORTIETH


Meaning of FORTIETH in English

I. ˈfȯ(r)d.]ēə̇th, -(r)t], ]iə̇th\ adjective

Etymology: Middle English fourtithe, adjective & noun, from Old English fēowertigotha, from fēowertig forty + -otha, -tha -th — more at forty

1. : being number 40 in a countable series

the fortieth day

— see number table

2. : being one of 40 equal parts into which something is divisible

a fortieth share of the money

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English fourtithe

1. : number 40 in a countable series

2. : the quotient of a unit divided by 40 : one of 40 equal parts of something

one fortieth of the total

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