Meanings
- not comparableOf or related to the number 40, particularly
- not comparableSynonym of quadragenarian: lasting or aged forty years; forty-year-old.
Synonyms: quadragenarian
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSynonym of quadragenarian: lasting or aged forty years; forty-year-old.
Origin
- Latinquadrāgēnus“40 each”
- Frenchquadragénaire
- Latinquadrāgēnārius“containing 40”
- Englishquadragenary
From Latin quadrāgēnārius (“containing 40”), either directly or via French quadragénaire, from Latin quadrāgēnus (“40 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from quadrāgintā (“four tens, forty”). Cognate with quadragenarian, quadragenarious, and quadragene.
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