forties
forties is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, forties is hyphenated as:
Definitions offorties
- The decade of the 1840s, 1940s, etc.
Synonyms: "'40s", "40s"
- The decade of one's life from age 40 through age 49.
Example: "They're both in their forties."
- (temperature, rates) The range between 40 and 49.
Example: "What to wear when the weather is in the forties really depends on whether you're talking fahrenheit or celsius."
- From or evoking the 41st through 50th years of a century (chiefly the 1940s).
Example: "Two forties aircraft sat forgotten in the hangar until they were rediscovered by two trespassing teens."
- A bottle of beer containing forty fluid ounces.
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