quadragenarian
1 of 2noun
quad·ra·ge·nar·i·an
ˌkwädrəjə̇ˈna(a)rēən
plural -s
: a person who is 40 or more and less than 50 years old
quadragenarian
2 of 2adjective
: 40 or between 40 and 50 years old
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Latin quadragenarius of forty, forty years old (from quadrageni forty each—from quadraginta forty—+ -arius -ary) + English -an, noun suffix
- praeter-
- praetexta
- praetextae
- praetor
- praetorial
- praetorian
- praetorian cohort
- Praetorian Guard
- praetorian law
- praetorianism
- praetorians
- praetorium
- praetoriums
- praetors
- praetorship
- praetorships
- pragmatic
- pragmatic anthropology
- pragmatic maxim
- pragmatic sanction
- pragmatica
- observances
- observancies
- observancy
- observanda