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Forty vs Quadragene - What's the difference?

forty | quadragene |

As nouns the difference between forty and quadragene

is that forty is a 40 ounce bottle of beer while quadragene is an indulgence of forty days, corresponding to the forty days of ancient canonical penance.

As a numeral forty

is the cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one.

forty

English

Numeral

(head)
  • (cardinal) The cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one.

    • Related terms

    * Ordinal: fortieth.

    Synonyms

    * : 40 * : XL

    See also

    * Last: thirty (30), thirty-nine (39) * Next: forty-one (41), fifty (50)

    Usage notes

    * In modern usage, "Fourty" is considered incorrect. The spelling "forty" relates to some of the other numbers representing tens. Examples: twenty rather than twoty, thirty rather than threety, and fifty rather than fivety.

    Noun

    (forties)
  • (slang) A 40 ounce bottle of beer.

    • See also

    * venti English cardinal numbers ----

    quadragene

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An indulgence of forty days, corresponding to the forty days of ancient canonical penance.