fortieth
IPA: fˈɔrtiɪθ
noun
- The person or thing in the fortieth position.
- One of forty equal parts of a whole.
adjective
- The ordinal form of the number forty.
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Examples of "fortieth" in Sentences
- I will celebrate my fortieth birthday this fall.
- The song appears as the fortieth song of that collection.
- In 2009 the festival will celebrate its fortieth anniversary.
- Report of the Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel.
- Sandy helps in the preparation for Kirsten's fortieth birthday.
- The fortieth one was auctioned at a silent auction to benefit charity.
- For this reason, the fortieth day is considered to be the most important.
- He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Fortieth Congress.
- The clearest example of this came around the time of his fortieth birthday.
- The marker was erected on the fortieth anniversary of the interview in 1997.