adj
noun
Freq #77134
Meanings
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1
adj
the ordinal number of forty in counting order
The fortieth runner crossed the line.
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2
noun
position 40 in a countable series of things
The fortieth runner crossed the line.
Etymology
From earlier fourteth, from Middle English fourtithe, fourtiþe; equivalent to forty + -eth. For the modern form, see the etymological notes at twentieth.