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Grade 8
(for-ti-eth) 3 syllables

Definition

adjective. being number forty in a sequence.

Example Sentence

I was the fortieth person to go to the new show.

More Example Sentences

She celebrated her fortieth birthday last year.

Synonyms

40th; one of forty; four tens

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Rhymes

  • fortieth
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