Proper Name guide

40k

name · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /fɔːtiː keɪ/
  • UK: [ˈfɔːthi kheɪ]
  • General-American: /ˈfɔɹti keɪ/
  • General-American: [ˈfɔɹɾi kheɪ]
  • rhymes with -eɪ

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name

Meaning 1

Warhammer 40,000, a British tabletop military game set in a dystopian future Galaxy torn by war.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, slang

Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From 40 + k. From 40,000, part of "Warhammer 40,000", referring to the future year where the game was set in.