Quadragenary

//ˈkwɑ(ˌ)dɹæd͡ʒəˌnɛri// adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or related to the number 40, particularly not-comparable
  2. 2
    Of or related to the number 40, particularly; Synonym of quadragenarian: lasting or aged forty years; forty-year-old. not-comparable

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quadragenarian

Etymology

From Latin quadrāgēnārius (“containing 40”), either directly or via French quadragénaire, from Latin quadrāgēnus (“40 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from quadrāgintā (“four tens, forty”). Cognate with quadragenarian, quadragenarious, and quadragene.

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