octogenarian

[ ok-tuh-juh-nair-ee-uhn ]

adjectiveAlso oc·tog·e·nar·y [ok-toj-uh-ner-ee]. /ɒkˈtɒdʒ əˌnɛr i/.
  1. of the age of 80 years.

  2. between 80 and 90 years old.

noun
  1. a person who is between 80 and 90 years old.

Origin of octogenarian

1
1805–15; <Latin octōgēnāri(us) comprising eighty, eighty years old (equivalent to octōgēn(ī) eighty each + -ārius-ary) + -an

Other words from octogenarian

  • oc·to·ge·nar·i·an·ism, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for octogenarian

octogenarian

less commonly octogenary (ɒkˈtɒdʒɪnərɪ)

/ (ˌɒktəʊdʒɪˈnɛərɪən) /


nounplural -narians or -naries
  1. a person who is from 80 to 89 years old

adjective
  1. of or relating to an octogenarian

Origin of octogenarian

1
C19: from Latin octōgēnārius containing eighty, from octōgēnī eighty each

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