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单词 octogenarian
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
oc•to•ge•nar•i•an /ˌɑktədʒəˈnɛriən/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]
  1. one between 80 and 90 years old.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
oc•to•ge•nar•i•an  (ok′tə jə nârē ən),USA pronunciation adj. Also, oc•tog•e•nar•y 
    (ok tojə ner′ē).USA pronunciation 
  1. of the age of 80 years.
  2. between 80 and 90 years old.

n. 
  1. a person who is between 80 and 90 years old.
  • Latin octōgēnāri(us) comprising eighty, eighty years old (equivalent. to octōgēn(ī) eighty each + -ārius -ary) + -an
  • 1805–15
oc′to•ge•nari•an•ism, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
octogenarian /ˌɒktəʊdʒɪˈnɛərɪən/, (less commonly)octogenary /ɒkˈtɒdʒɪnərɪ/ n ( pl -narians, -naries)
  1. a person who is from 80 to 89 years old
adj
  1. of or relating to an octogenarian
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin octōgēnārius containing eighty, from octōgēnī eighty each
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