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'40s

'40s is the alternative spelling of 40s.

Meaning of 40s

Noun

40s (uncountable)

  1. The decade of the 1940s.
    Synonyms:
    1940s, forties
  2. 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

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What is '40s the alternative spelling of?
'40s is the alternative spelling of 40s.

Words near '40s in the dictionary

  1. '00s
  2. '10s
  3. '14-'18
  4. '20s
  5. '30s
  6. '40s
  7. '45
  8. '50s
  9. '50s progression
  10. '50s progressions
  11. '60s

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