quinquagenarian
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prettygoodwordquinquagenarian (kwin-kwah-ji-NAIR-ee-uhn) - adj., being 50 years old, being between 50 to 59 years old (inclusive). n., some one who is 50 or in their 50s.
And no, that's not a recent coinage -- 'twas borrowed from Latin quīnquāgēnārius (from quīnquāgintā, fifty) in the 1560s.
Happy birthday, youknowwhoyouare.
---L.
And no, that's not a recent coinage -- 'twas borrowed from Latin quīnquāgēnārius (from quīnquāgintā, fifty) in the 1560s.
Happy birthday, youknowwhoyouare.
---L.
