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10 Language-to-English DictionariesQuinquagenarian
/ˌkwɪŋ.kwə.dʒəˈnɛə.ri.ən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who is between 50 and 59 years old.
"The conference brought together leading quinquagenarians from the tech and finance industries."
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Relating to or characteristic of a person aged between 50 and 59.
"She celebrated her quinquagenarian milestone with a grand gathering of family and friends."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'quinquagenarius', meaning containing fifty, based on 'quinquagenta' (fifty) and the suffix '-arius'. It entered the English language in the mid-19th century to formally describe persons aged between fifty and fifty-nine years old.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Quinquagenarian" is said worldwide
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quinquagénaire
Transliteration: /kɛ̃.ka.ʒe.nɛʁ/
"Il est un quinquagénaire dynamique et sportif."
Fünfzigjährige
Transliteration: /ˈfʏnft͡sɪçˌjɔɪ̯ʁɪɡə/
"Als Fünfzigjährige genießt sie ihr neues Leben."
cinquantenne
Transliteration: /tʃin.kwanˈtɛn.ne/
"Il cinquantenne ha iniziato una nuova carriera."
quinquagenario
Transliteration: /kiŋ.kwa.xeˈna.ɾjo/
"El quinquagenario completó su primer maratón."
quinquagenário
Transliteration: /kĩ.kwa.ʒeˈna.ɾju/
"O empresário quinquagenário vendeu sua empresa."
पचास वर्ष का व्यक्ति
Transliteration: pachaas varsh ka vyakti
"वह एक सक्रिय पचास वर्ष का व्यक्ति है।"
五十岁左右的人
Transliteration: wǔ shí suì zuǒ yòu de rén
"这位五十岁左右的人依然保持着极佳的体型。"
50대
Transliteration: o-sip-dae
"그는 건강한 50대이다."
五十代の人
Transliteration: gojūdai no hito
"その五十代の男性は新しい挑戦を始めた。"
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