nonagenarian

[ non-uh-juh-nair-ee-uhn, noh-nuh- ]

/ ˌnɒn ə dʒəˈnɛər i ən, ˌnoʊ nə- /

adjective

of the age of 90 years, or between 90 and 100 years old.

noun

a nonagenarian person.

Origin of nonagenarian

1795–1805; <Latin nōnāgēnāri(us) containing ninety, consisting of ninety (nōnāgēn(ī) ninety each + -ārius-ary) + -an

Words nearby nonagenarian

nonacceptance, nonaccidental injury, nonachiever, nonaddictive, nonage, nonagenarian, nonaggression, nonagon, nonagricultural, non-A hepatitis, nonalcoholic

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Example sentences from the Web for nonagenarian

A nonagenarian he spoke, in his lucid moments, of the jurisdiction of the Marble Table.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
I received a postal card the other day from Clay, who is now a nonagenarian, in his armed castle in Kentucky.
My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands|George Francis Train
In that year died the nonagenarian Antonius Stradivarius, the greatest violin-maker the world has ever seen.
The Lost Stradivarius|John Meade Falkner
A nonagenarian paralysed all down one side may be described as we have described Mr. Hawkins.
When Ghost Meets Ghost|William Frend De Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for nonagenarian

nonagenarian

/ (ˌnəʊnədʒɪˈnɛərɪən) /

noun

a person who is from 90 to 99 years old

adjective

of, relating to, or denoting a nonagenarian

Word Origin for nonagenarian

C19: from Latin nōnāgēnārius, from nōnāginta ninety

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单词	nonagenarian
释义	nonagenarian [ non-uh-juh-nair-ee-uhn, noh-nuh- ] / ˌnɒn ə dʒəˈnɛər i ən, ˌnoʊ nə- / adjective of the age of 90 years, or between 90 and 100 years old. noun a nonagenarian person. Origin of nonagenarian 1795–1805; <Latin nōnāgēnāri(us) containing ninety, consisting of ninety (nōnāgēn(ī) ninety each + -ārius-ary) + -an Words nearby nonagenarian nonacceptance, nonaccidental injury, nonachiever, nonaddictive, nonage, nonagenarian, nonaggression, nonagon, nonagricultural, non-A hepatitis, nonalcoholic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for nonagenarian A nonagenarian he spoke, in his lucid moments, of the jurisdiction of the Marble Table. Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z\|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe I received a postal card the other day from Clay, who is now a nonagenarian, in his armed castle in Kentucky. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands\|George Francis Train In that year died the nonagenarian Antonius Stradivarius, the greatest violin-maker the world has ever seen. The Lost Stradivarius\|John Meade Falkner A nonagenarian paralysed all down one side may be described as we have described Mr. Hawkins. When Ghost Meets Ghost\|William Frend De Morgan British Dictionary definitions for nonagenarian nonagenarian / (ˌnəʊnədʒɪˈnɛərɪən) / noun a person who is from 90 to 99 years old adjective of, relating to, or denoting a nonagenarian Word Origin for nonagenarian C19: from Latin nōnāgēnārius, from nōnāginta ninety Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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