forty

Definitions


[ˈfɔːti], (Numeral)

Definitions:
- the number equivalent to the product of four and ten; ten less than fifty; 40
(e.g: York was only forty miles away)

- the central North Sea between Scotland and southern Norway, so called from its prevailing depth of forty fathoms or more


Phrases:
- forty winks

Origin:
Old English fēowertig(see four, -ty)




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