quinquagénaire

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quīnquāgēnārius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɛ̃.ka.ʒe.nɛʁ/

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Adjective

quinquagénaire (plural quinquagénaires)

1. quinquagenarian, fiftysomething

Noun

quinquagénaire m or f by sense (plural quinquagénaires)

1. quinquagenarian, fiftysomething
   • 2015 January, Virginie Despentes, Vernon Subutex, volume 1, Éditions Grasset, →ISBN, page 11:

     Qui voudrait former un quasi-quinquagénaire?

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Coordinate terms

• sexagénaire
• septuagénaire
• octogénaire
• nonagénaire

Further reading

• “quinquagénaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.