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quinquagenarian
Definition of quinquagenarian
: fifty years old : characteristic of a person of such an age
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Origin and Etymology of quinquagenarian
Latin quinquagenarius of fifty, fifty years old (from quinquageni fifty each—from quinquaginta fifty—+ -arius -ary) + English -an
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Definition of quinquagenarian
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: a quinquagenarian person
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