Similar words: mid-forties, thirties, properties, mid-thirties, sortie, fortieth, shortie, portiere. Meaning: ['fɔrtɪ /'fɔːt-] 
n. 1. the time of life between 40 and 50 2. the decade from 1940 to 1949.
n. 1. the time of life between 40 and 50 2. the decade from 1940 to 1949. 91. In the nineteen forties the wealthy John D. Rockefeller bought a great amount of land nearby. Then he gave it to the federal government.
92. Svilen himself, a likeable man in his forties, has built up a successful car hire firm based in Varna, the gateway to the bucket-and-spade budget nirvana known as the "Bulgarian Riviera".
93. In the nineteen forties, Lena Horne was the first African-American in Hollywood to sign a long-term contract with a major movie studio.
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