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