Meaning & use
Quadragenarian
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A person who is between forty and forty-nine years old.
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As a quadragenarian, she found she had far more energy than she'd expected.
The novel follows a quadragenarian lawyer reassessing his career choices.
A note on using this word
Formed like 'octogenarian' and 'nonagenarian,' from Latin quadraginta, meaning 'forty.'
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