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XL

XL

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A Roman numeral meaning 40
  • numeral
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  • The Roman numeral for forty is XL!

Examples

  • The Super Bowl XL was one of the most memorable in recent history.

  • The manuscript is dated to the year XL in Roman numerals.

  • She turned XL years old last summer and threw a big party.

  • What does XL stand for?

  • The Roman numeral for XL is used to represent the number forty.

  • In Roman numerals, the number XL signifies forty.

  • If you see XL on a clock, it indicates the time is forty minutes past the hour.

Surface Forms

XL roman numeral
40 cardinal digit
forty cardinal word
40th ordinal digit
fortieth ordinal word

Etymology

XL comes from Roman numbers: X means '10' and L means '50'. Putting the smaller number before the larger one means 'take away', so XL is '40'.