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English noun: forties

1. forties (time) the time of life between 40 and 50


Synonymsmid-forties


Broader (hypernym)time of life


Part meronymadulthood, maturity

2. forties (time) the decade from 1940 to 1949


Synonyms1940s


Broader (hypernym)decade, decennary, decennium









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