quinquagenarian

== English == === Etymology === From Latin quinquāgēnārius (“containing 50”) + -an, either directly or via French quinquagénaire, from Latin quīnquāgēnus (“50 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from quīnquāgintā (“five tens, fifty”). Cognate with quinquagenary. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkwɪŋkwəd͡ʒəˈnɛɹiən/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkwɪŋkwəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/ === Noun === quinquagenarian (plural quinquagenarians) (obsolete, rare) Synonym of pentecoster: an officer who commands 50 men. Synonym of fiftysomething: a person between 50 and 59 years old. ==== Coordinate terms ==== === Adjective === quinquagenarian (not comparable) (obsolete, rare) Of or related to command over 50 men. Of or related to fiftysomethings. Coordinate terms: vicenarian, tricenarian, quadragenarian, hexagenerian, sexagenarian, septuagenarian, octogenarian, nonagenarian, centenarian, supercentenarian ==== Synonyms ==== semicentenarian, quinquagenary ==== Translations ==== === References === “quinquagenarian, n. and adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022.