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semicentenarian

/ˌsɛˌmaɪˌsɛnəˈnɛriən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
semi-cen-te-nar-i-an
IPA
/ˌsɛˌmaɪˌsɛnəˈnɛriən/
19
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of fiftysomething: A person celebrating a semicentenary; a person between 50 and 59 years old.

Etymology

From semicentenary (“50 year, 50th anniversary”) + -ian (“person”), equivalent to semi- (“half”) + centenarian (“100-year-old”), q.v.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌsɛˌmaɪˌsɛnəˈnɛriən/
  • British English: /ˌsɛmɪsɛntəˈnɛːrɪən/

Inflected Forms

semicentenarians (plural)

Synonyms

fiftysomething

Questions

How do you pronounce semicentenarian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsɛˌmaɪˌsɛnəˈnɛriən/.
What does semicentenarian mean?
Synonym of fiftysomething: A person celebrating a semicentenary; a person between 50 and 59 years old.
Where does semicentenarian come from?
From semicentenary (“50 year, 50th anniversary”) + -ian (“person”), equivalent to semi- (“half”) + centenarian (“100-year-old”), q.v.

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