quinquagenary
American
[kwin-kwah-juh-ner-ee, kwing-]
/ kwɪnˈkwɑ dʒəˌnɛr i, kwɪŋ- /
noun
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quinquagenaries
plural
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Etymology
Origin of quinquagenary
1580–90; < Latin quīnquāgēnārius containing fifty, equivalent to quīnquāgēn ( ī ) fifty each + -ārius -ary
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