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40s en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

Abbreviated form of 1940s.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The decade of the 1940s.
  2. (uncountable) A range of the numbers forty (40) to forty-nine (49).
    • Women in their 40s were counseled to make individual decisions together with their health care provider, but there was no explicit recommendation for them to start until they turned 50. 2024 May 8, Katia Hetter, “Mammograms are now recommended starting at age 40. Should you get one?”, in CNN:

Forms

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40's alternative lexicographic
'40s alternative lexicographic

Relateds

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Synonyms

1940s · forties

Source: en.wiktionary, “40s” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

40s en · NOUN · etymology 2

Meanings

  1. (form-of, plural) plural of 40 (“bottle of beer”)
    form of 40