octogenarian

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Related terms

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[edit] Etymology

Latin octōgēnārius (“‘containing eighty’”); from octōgintī (“‘eighty’”)

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octogenarian (plural octogenarians)

1. One who is between the age of eighty and eighty-nine, inclusive.

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octogenarian (not comparable)

1. Being between the age of 80 and 89, inclusive.
2. Of or related to an octogenarian.

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[edit] Related terms

• vicenarian
• tricenarian
• quadragenarian
• quinquagenarian
• sexagenarian
• septuagenarian
• nonagenarian
• centenarian