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quinquagenary
[ kwin-kwah-juh-ner-ee, kwing- ]
/ kwɪnˈkwɑ dʒəˌnɛr i, kwɪŋ- /
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noun, plural quin·quag·e·nar·ies.
a 50th anniversary.
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Origin of quinquagenary
1580–90; <Latin quīnquāgēnārius containing fifty, equivalent to quīnquāgēn(ī) fifty each + -ārius-ary
Words nearby quinquagenary
quinonimine, quinonoid, quinoxaline, quinq., quinquagenarian, quinquagenary, Quinquagesima, quinque-, quinquecentenary, quinquefid, quinquefoil
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