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quinquagenarian

/ˌkwɪŋkwəd͡ʒəˈnɛɹiən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
quin-qua-ge-nar-i-an
IPA
/ˌkwɪŋkwəd͡ʒəˈnɛɹiən/
34
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of pentecoster: an officer who commands 50 men.

Obsolete

noun

Synonym of fiftysomething: a person between 50 and 59 years old.

adj

Of or related to command over 50 men.

Obsolete

adj

Of or related to fiftysomethings.

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: quinquagénaire, quīnquāgēnus

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌkwɪŋkwəd͡ʒəˈnɛɹiən/
  • British English: /ˌkwɪŋkwəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

quinquagenarians (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

vicenarian (20–29) tricenarian (30–39) quadragenarian (40–49) sexagenarian (60–69) septuagenarian (70–79) octogenarian (80–89) nonagenarian (90–99) centenarian (100–199)

Synonyms

pentecoster fiftysomething semicentenarian quinquagenary

Questions

How do you pronounce quinquagenarian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkwɪŋkwəd͡ʒəˈnɛɹiən/.
What does quinquagenarian mean?
Synonym of pentecoster: an officer who commands 50 men.
Where does quinquagenarian come from?
It is traced to French.

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