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quinquagenarian en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌkwɪŋkwəd͡ʒəˈnɛɹiən/ (General-American)
  • /ˌkwɪŋkwəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Latin quinquāgēnārius (“containing 50”) + -an, either directly or via French quinquagénaire, from Latin quīnquāgēnus (“50 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from quīnquāgintā (“five tens, fifty”). Cognate with quinquagenary.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, obsolete, rare) Of or related to command over 50 men.
  2. (not-comparable) Of or related to fiftysomethings.

Coordinates

octogenarian · vicenarian · centenarian · quadragenarian · nonagenarian · sexagenarian · tricenarian · septuagenarian · hexagenerian · supercentenarian

Synonyms

quinquagenary · semicentenarian

Translations (8)

es cincuentón (of or related to people between 50 and 59 years of age) · es quincuagenario (of or related to people between 50 and 59 years of age) · hu ötvenes (éveiben járó) (of or related to people between 50 and 59 years of age) · es cincuenteno (of or related to people between 50 and 59 years of age) · pl pięćdziesięciolatka (of or related to people between 50 and 59 years of age) · hu ötvenvalahány éves (of or related to people between 50 and 59 years of age) · pl pięćdziesięciolatek (of or related to people between 50 and 59 years of age) · hu ötvenedik születésnapját betöltött (of or related to people between 50 and 59 years of age)

quinquagenarian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌkwɪŋkwəd͡ʒəˈnɛɹiən/ (General-American)
  • /ˌkwɪŋkwəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Latin quinquāgēnārius (“containing 50”) + -an, either directly or via French quinquagénaire, from Latin quīnquāgēnus (“50 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from quīnquāgintā (“five tens, fifty”). Cognate with quinquagenary.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete, rare) Synonym of pentecoster: an officer who commands 50 men.
  2. Synonym of fiftysomething: a person between 50 and 59 years old.

Forms

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Coordinates

supercentenarian (110+) · sexagenarian (60–69) · nonagenarian (90–99) · septuagenarian (70–79) · vicenarian (20–29) · centenarian (100–199) · tricenarian (30–39) · quadragenarian (40–49) · octogenarian (80–89)

Synonyms

pentecoster · fiftysomething