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/ˈfɔːti/ · numeral
The cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one, represented in Roman numerals as XL and in Arabic numerals as 40..
'Tis forty years this very day, Since you and I, old girl, were married.
It's on, wrap my lips around the forty / And when it comes to getting another stogie […] Grab your forty, let's get keyed
Use forty when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Forty means The cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one, represented in Roman numerals as XL and in Arabic numerals as 40..
Common synonyms include twoscore, cardinal, 40, xl.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
'Tis forty years this very day, Since you and I, old girl, were married.
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