tricenarian
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tricenarian
- /ˌtraɪ.sɪˈnɛəɹi.ən/ UK
- /ˌtraɪ.səˈnɛɹi.ən/ US
Rhymes with -ɛəɹiən
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From Latin trīcēnārius, equivalent to tricenary + -an.
noun tricenarians
- The highest rank and pay grade for prefectures in Ancient Rome. Following the reign of Scptimius Severus (193-211), the emperor's patrimonium, his personal properties, was merged with a new department, the ratio privata (private accounts) headed by the magister rationis summae privatae at the tricenarian level.
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A person in their thirties, a person aged between 30 and 39 years (inclusive).
« I sure hope so » agreed the tricenarian, « it would be a real shame to have been on this island without having really seen its treasures » he observed, his attitude revealing that he actually expected the unsatisfactory outcome.
Similar: thirtysomething
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noun a person between age thirty and thirty-nine
| Español | treintañero, treintañera, treintón |
|---|---|
| Português | balzaquiana |
| Français | trentenaire |
| Deutsch | jemand in den Dreißigern, Dreißiger |
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title = {tricenarian},
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