quadragenary

发音

US /ˈkwɑ(ˌ)dɹæd͡ʒəˌnɛri/

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or related to the number 40, particularly

  2. 2.

    Of or related to the number 40, particularly

    Synonym of quadragenarian: lasting or aged forty years; forty-year-old.

词源

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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