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quadragenarian

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Quadragenarian (noun) means a person in their forties, aged somewhere from forty to forty-nine.

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A person in their forties, aged somewhere from forty to forty-nine.
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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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"quadragenarian" (noun) means a person in their forties, aged somewhere from forty to forty-nine.
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