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fortieth
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fortieth, a. [AS. feówertigoa. See Forty.].
- Following the thirty-ninth, or preceded by thirty-nine units, things, or parts. [1913 Webster]
- Constituting one of forty equal parts into which anything is divided. [1913 Webster]
fortieth, n.
One of forty equal parts into which one whole is divided; the quotient of a unit divided by forty; one next in order after the thirty-ninth. [1913 Webster]
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