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单词 supracentenarian
释义

supracentenariann.

Brit. /ˌsuːprəsɛntᵻˈnɛːrɪən/, /ˌsjuːprəsɛntᵻˈnɛːrɪən/, U.S. /ˌsuprəˌsɛn(t)əˈnɛriən/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: supra- prefix, centenarian n.
Etymology: < supra- prefix + centenarian n.
A person who is more than one hundred years old.
ΚΠ
1851 Let. 8 Jan. in Lancet 25 Jan. 111/2 (heading) Supra-Centenarian... Sir,—Near this place is a person, who is in as good and sound health as can be expected for his age, above 102 years, if that will do.
1870 J. Scoffern Stray Leaves Sci. & Folk-lore 470 I do not find that women figure as supra-centenarians in any way comparable to men.
1940 Notes & Queries 178 35/2 Peter Garden, the Aberdeenshire supra-centenarian.
1990 C. E. Finch Longevity, Senescence, & Genome (1994) vi. 339 The alleged supracentenarians of the Caucasus and the Andes could not be documented with adequate records of birth date.

Derivatives

ˌsupracenteˈnarianism n. rare the condition or fact of having lived to more than one hundred years old.
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1881 W. D. Macray Index Reg. Ducklington Pref. One case of supra centenarianism is recorded; the ‘old widow Knapp’ was buried 10 March 1727, at the age of 105.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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