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What do you call a person in their 40's, 50's, 60's, etc.?
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There are different words for people in each decade of age:
A person between 10 and 19 years old is called a denarian.
A person between 20 and 29 is called a vicenarian.
A person between 30 and 39 is called a tricenarian.
A person between 40 and 49 is called a quadragenarian.
A person between 50 and 59 is called a quinquagenarian.
A person between 60 and 69 is called a sexagenarian.
A person between 70 and 79 is called a septuagenarian.
A person between 80 and 89 is called an octogenarian.
A person between 90 and 99 is called a nonagenarian.
A person between 100 and 109 is called a centenarian.
A person 110 years old or older is called a supercentenarian.
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