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tricenarian

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌtraɪ.sɪˈnɛəɹi.ən/
  • General-American: /ˌtraɪ.səˈnɛɹi.ən/
  • rhymes with -ɛəɹiən

1

noun

Meaning 1

The highest rank and pay grade for prefectures in Ancient Rome.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person in their thirties, a person aged between 30 and 39 years (inclusive).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: thirtysomething

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin trīcēnārius, equivalent to tricenary + -an.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: třicátník — a person between age thirty and thirty-nine
  • Czech: třicátnice — a person between age thirty and thirty-nine
  • Finnish: kolmekymppinen — a person between age thirty and thirty-nine
  • French: trentenaire — a person between age thirty and thirty-nine
  • German: jemand in den Dreißigern — a person between age thirty and thirty-nine
  • German: Dreißiger — a person between age thirty and thirty-nine
  • Hungarian: harmincas (éveiben járó) — a person between age thirty and thirty-nine
  • Hungarian: harmincvalahány éves — a person between age thirty and thirty-nine
  • Hungarian: harmincadik születésnapját betöltött — a person between age thirty and thirty-nine
  • Polish: trzydziestolatek — a person between age thirty and thirty-nine
  • Polish: trzydziestolatka — a person between age thirty and thirty-nine
  • Portuguese: balzaquiana — a person between age thirty and thirty-nine
  • Spanish: treintañero — a person between age thirty and thirty-nine
  • Spanish: treintañera — a person between age thirty and thirty-nine
  • Spanish: treintón — a person between age thirty and thirty-nine
  • Tagalog: tatlumpuin — a person between age thirty and thirty-nine