quinquagenarian

(kwin′kwə jə ner′ē ən, kwiŋ′-)

adjective

50 years old, or between the ages of 50 and 60

Origin: < L quinquagenarius < quinquageni, fifty each < quinquaginta, fifty < quinque, five + -ginta < IE *-omt- < base *dekṃ, ten

noun

a person of this age

See quinquagenarian in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A person 50 years old, or in his or her fifties.

adjective

Of or characteristic of a person in his or her fifties.

Origin:

Origin: From Latin quīnquāgēnārius, containing fifty

Origin: , from quīnquāgēnī, fifty each

Origin: , from quīnquāgintā, fifty; see penk^we in Indo-European roots

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