kwə adjective
1.
50 years of age.
2.
between the ages of 50 and 60.
noun
3.
a person who is 50 years old or whose age is between 50 and 60.
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quinquagenarian (ˌkwɪŋkwədʒɪˈnɛərɪən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person between 50 and 59 years old |
| —adj | |
| 2. | being between 50 and 59 years old |
| 3. | of or relating to a quinquagenarian |
| [C16: from Latin quinquāgēnārius containing fifty, from quinquāgēnī fifty each] | |
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