quadragénaire

== French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin quadrāgēnārius. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.dʁa.ʒe.nɛʁ/, (sometimes proscribed) /kwa.dʁa.ʒe.nɛʁ/ === Adjective === quadragénaire (plural quadragénaires) aged between forty and forty-nine === Noun === quadragénaire m or f by sense (plural quadragénaires) fortysomething, quadragenarian (person whose age is between forty and forty-nine) Synonym: (clipping, informal) quadra Coordinate terms: trentenaire, quinquagénaire, sexagénaire ==== Derived terms ==== quadra === Further reading === “quadragénaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012