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How to pronounce forties in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms 1940s
Type of decade, decennary, decennium
Type Words
Synonyms mid-forties
Type of time of life

Examples of forties

forties
They may be grandparents in their early forties and a false picture can emerge.
From the telegraph.co.uk
According to the actuary tables, I, in my mid-forties, may have 12,147 days left.
From the dailymercury.com.au
Just in case you are wondering, I am in my mid-forties, not a religious zealot.
From the latimes.com
Psychologists have found that the forties are the pits for human happiness today.
From the theatlantic.com
Mr Kerr is doing a great job to create the landscape of the thirties and forties.
From the economist.com
For most, that would mean staying with their parents until well in their forties.
From the newscientist.com
But is that a reason to start talking like Rank starlets from the late forties?
From the guardian.co.uk
Cefalo's is a beautiful church that was renovated into a forties-style nightclub.
From the post-gazette.com
Symptoms tend to first appear when the person is in their thirties or forties.
From the sciencedaily.com
More examples
  • The time of life between 40 and 50
  • The decade from 1940 to 1949
  • Forties can mean:
  • 40 oz. beers; usually containing malt liquor or the Miller High Life.