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A.Word.A.Day--quinquagenarian

noun: A person 50 years old or in their fifties.
adjective: Relating to a person in their fifties.

[From Latin quinquagenarius (having fifty), from quinquageni (fifty each), from quinquaginta (fifty).]

"The quinquagenarian performer is also now talking about making his recent Madison Square Garden birthday event, benefiting Save The Children, into an annual affair." Marilyn Beck; Rock Icon David Bowie Enjoys Return to Spotlight; Rocky Mountain News (Denver, Colorado); Feb 11, 1997.

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