quinquagenarian
1 of 2adjective
quin·qua·ge·nar·i·an
¦kwinkwə̇jə̇¦na(a)rēən,
(¦)kwin¦kwäj-
: fifty years old : characteristic of a person of such an age
quinquagenarian
2 of 2noun
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plural -s
: a quinquagenarian person
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Latin quinquagenarius of fifty, fifty years old (from quinquageni fifty each—from quinquaginta fifty—+ -arius -ary) + English -an