adj
Meaning 1
Of or related to fortysomethings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
quadragenarian
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˌkwɑdɹəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌkwɒdɹəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/
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noun
Meaning 2
Synonym of fortysomething: a person between 40 and 49 years old.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fortysomething
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin quadrāgēnārius (“containing 40”) + -an, either directly or via French quadragénaire, from Latin quadrāgēnus (“40 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from quadrāgintā (“four tens, forty”). Cognate with quadragenary, quadragenarious, and quadragene.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: 40 годишен (40 godišen) — Of or related to people between 40 and 49 years of age
- Hungarian: negyvenes (éveiben járó) — Of or related to people between 40 and 49 years of age
- Hungarian: negyvenvalahány éves — Of or related to people between 40 and 49 years of age
- Hungarian: negyvenedik születésnapját betöltött — Of or related to people between 40 and 49 years of age
- Spanish: cuadragenario — Of or related to people between 40 and 49 years of age
- Spanish: cuarentón — Of or related to people between 40 and 49 years of age