How to pronounce quadragenarian
American English pronunciation
kwod-ruh-juh-NAIR-ee-un
- IPA
- /ˌkwɑdɹədʒəˈnɛɹi.ən/
- Syllables
- kwod · ruh · juh · NAIR · ee · un (6 syllables, stress on the 4th)
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What quadragenarian means
A person in their forties
In a sentence: Mom became a quadragenarian on her birthday and celebrated with a big cake.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning containing forty, from the Latin word for forty, which means four tens.
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