fortieth
第四十次,第四十期,第四十,第四十届
Definitions
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- : next after the thirty-ninth; being the ordinal number for 40.
- : being one of 40 equal parts.
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- : a fortieth part, especially of one.
- : the fortieth member of a series.
Examples
Now, with his fortieth birthday approaching, he decided it was time to retire.
Consider that Israel, at a total population of 7.3 million, is under one-fortieth the size of the USA, at over 300 million.
Fortieth-day gatherings of commemoration and national strikes turned the tide against the ill-fated Pahlavi dynasty in 1979.
Dr. and Mrs. Burton just celebrated their fortieth wedding anniversary.
Elderly matrons—and in Turkey every lady is an elderly matron in her fortieth year—are passionately devoted to this enjoyment.
To be exact he did not go the length of the block between Thirty-ninth and Fortieth.
Scotland was assigned a very moderate share of the land tax (under one-fortieth), and was exempted from certain stamp duties.
His constitution, exhausted by dissipation, rapidly gave way, and he died before he had reached his fortieth year.
Eight editions of the pamphlet appeared in 1602, and the fortieth edition before the end of the following century.