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QUADRAGENARIAN

\kwˌɒdɹe͡ɪd͡ʒnˈe͡əɹi͡ən], \kwˌɒdɹe‍ɪd‍ʒnˈe‍əɹi‍ən], \k_w_ˌɒ_d_ɹ_eɪ_dʒ_n_ˈeə_ɹ_iə_n]\

Definitions of QUADRAGENARIAN

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English

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kwod-ra-j[=e]-n[=a]'ri-an, adj. consisting of forty: forty years old.--n. QUAD'RAGENE, an indulgence for forty days.

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

(Person) forty years old. [Latin]

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

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