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quadragenarian

The origin and history of quadragenarian.

Etymology

Comes from Latin quadrāgēnārius ("containing 40") plus -an, either directly or via French quadragénaire, from Latin quadrāgēnus ("40 each") plus -ārius ("-ary"), from quadrāgintā ("four tens, forty"). Cognate with quadragenary, quadragenarious, and quadragene.

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