quadragenary

== English == === Etymology === From Latin quadrāgēnārius (“containing 40”), either directly or via French quadragénaire, from Latin quadrāgēnus (“40 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from quadrāgintā (“four tens, forty”). Cognate with quadragenarian, quadragenarious, and quadragene. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkwɑ(ˌ)dɹæd͡ʒəˌnɛri/ === Adjective === quadragenary (not comparable) Of or related to the number 40, particularly Synonym of quadragenarian: lasting or aged forty years; forty-year-old. === References === “quadragenary”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.