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oc·to·ge·nar·i·an O0028100 (ŏk′tə-jə-nâr′ē-ən)adj. Being between 80 and 90 years of age.n. A person between 80 and 90 years of age.
[From French octogénaire, from Latin octōgēnārius, containing eighty, from octōgēnī, eighty each, from octōgintā, eighty : octō, eight; see oktō(u) in Indo-European roots + -gintā, ten times; see dekm̥ in Indo-European roots.]octogenarian (ˌɒktəʊdʒɪˈnɛərɪən) or less commonly octogenaryn, pl -narians or -nariesa person who is from 80 to 89 years oldadjof or relating to an octogenarian[C19: from Latin octōgēnārius containing eighty, from octōgēnī eighty each]oc•to•ge•nar•i•an (ˌɒk tə dʒəˈnɛər i ən)
n. 1. a person who is between 80 and 90 years old. adj. 2. between 80 and 90 years old. [1805–15; < Latin octōgēnāri(us) comprising eighty] oc`to•ge•nar′i•an•ism, n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | octogenarian - someone whose age is in the eightiesgolden ager, old person, oldster, senior citizen - an elderly person | | Adj. | 1. | octogenarian - being from 80 to 89 years oldold - (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?" |
Translationsoctogenarian (oktədʒiˈneəriən) noun a person between eighty and eighty-nine years old. 八十至八十九歲之間的人，八十多歲的 八十至八十九岁之间的人，八十多岁的 EncyclopediaSeeageingoctogenarianenUK
octogenarian (ŏk′tə-jə-nâr′ē-ən)adj. Being between 80 and 90 years of age.n. A person between 80 and 90 years of age.octogenarian (ŏk″tō-jĕn-ĕr′ē-ĕ-) [L. octogenarius, containing eighty] A person who is 80 to 89 years old. octogenarianenUK
Words related to octogenariannoun someone whose age is in the eightiesRelated Words- golden ager
- old person
- oldster
- senior citizen
adj being from 80 to 89 years oldRelated Words |