quinquagenarian

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quinquagenarian

/ˌkwɪŋkwəd͡ʒəˈnɛɹiən/ US
/ˌkwɪŋkwəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/ UK

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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.

noun quinquagenarians

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

adjective

not comparable, obsolete, rare Of or related to command over 50 men.
not comparable Of or related to fiftysomethings.

Similar: semicentenarian, quinquagenary

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adjective

Similar: semicentenarian, quinquagenary

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adj of or related to people between 50 and 59 years of age

Español	quincuagenario, cincuentón, cincuenteno

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@misc{quinquagenarian_2026,
  title = {quinquagenarian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quinquagenarian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}