nonagenarian

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

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

noun
  1. a nonagenarian person.

Origin of nonagenarian

1
1795–1805; <Latin nōnāgēnāri(us) containing ninety, consisting of ninety (nōnāgēn(ī) ninety each + -ārius-ary) + -an

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How to use nonagenarian in a sentence

  • In that year died the nonagenarian Antonius Stradivarius, the greatest violin-maker the world has ever seen.

    The Lost Stradivarius | John Meade Falkner
  • I received a postal card the other day from Clay, who is now a nonagenarian, in his armed castle in Kentucky.

British Dictionary definitions for nonagenarian

nonagenarian

/ (ˌnəʊnədʒɪˈnɛərɪən) /


noun
  1. a person who is from 90 to 99 years old

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or denoting a nonagenarian

Origin of nonagenarian

1
C19: from Latin nōnāgēnārius, from nōnāginta ninety

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