fortieth

🇺🇸 /ˈfɔːrtiəθ/ 🇬🇧 /ˈfɔːtiəθ/
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noun
R

A part of something that is one out of forty equal parts.

The fortieth slice of cake was the last one left.

numeral
R

The position in a sequence that is one after the thirty-ninth.

On his fortieth birthday, he decided to travel the world.

translation

n. A part of something that is one out of forty equal parts.
num. The position in a sequence that is one after the thirty-ninth.

Word Forms

Plural fortieths