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The singer, who turned 40 in March, said that she refuses to be defined by how old she is.
"Don't say the F word around me. It's just a number, but I don't see why women should have to conform to what is expected of a 40-year-old, whatever that is," she explained.
Carey and 28-year-old husband Nick Cannon recently celebrated their first year of marriage in Las Vegas.
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