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The correct spelling is forties.
How to pronounce forties
noun
Say it like: For-tee-s
The correct spelling is forties. The decade of the 1840s, 1940s, etc. For example: "They're both in their forties."
Usage Examples
“They're both in their forties.”
“What to wear when the weather is in the forties really depends on whether you're talking fahrenheit or celsius.”
“Two forties aircraft sat forgotten in the hangar until they were rediscovered by two trespassing teens.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The decade of the 1840s, 1940s, etc.
- 2.The decade of one's life from age 40 through age 49.
- 3.(temperature, rates) The range between 40 and 49.
- 4.A bottle of beer containing forty fluid ounces.
adjective
- 1.From or evoking the 41st through 50th years of a century (chiefly the 1940s).
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