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1840s

1840s noun: the decade from 1840 to 1849.

Noun

1840s pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The decade from 1840 to 1849.
    • During the 1830s and 1840s, ready-made standardized shoes and clothing increasingly challenged the custom-made products of small handicraft workshops.1993, Ronald Aminzade, Ballots and Barricades: Class Formation and Republican Politics in France, 1830-1871, page 68
    • Lisztomania swept across Europe. Despite their obvious sensationalism, Liszt's concerts in the 1840s established the format of our modern-day piano recital. He was the first to play entire programs from memory (not reading from music).1996, Craig M. Wright, Listening to Music, →ISBN

Questions about 1840s

What does 1840s mean?
1840s means the decade from 1840 to 1849.
What part of speech is 1840s?
1840s is a noun.

Words near 1840s in the dictionary

  1. 180s
  2. 180°
  3. 1810s
  4. 1820s
  5. 1830s
  6. 1840s
  7. 1850s
  8. 1860s
  9. 18650
  10. 18650s
  11. 187

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