C2noun · rare

octogenarian

octogenarian · octogenarians

Synonym of eightysomething: a person between 80 and 89 years oldSynonym of eightysomething: a person between 80 and 89 years old.

UK/ˌɒktəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/US/ˌɑktəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/

» Tom is an octogenarian.

Тому восемьдесят.

Meaning

1 senses

Synonym of eightysomething: a person between 80 and 89 years old.

More definitions

someone whose age is in the eighties

Examples

2 sentences

Tom is an octogenarian.
ruТому восемьдесят. — marafon
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Mary is an octogenarian.
ruМария разменяла девятый десяток. — Ooneykcall
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Origin

From Latin octōgēnārius + -an (suffix forming adjectives and representative nouns), either

From Latin octōgēnārius + -an (suffix forming adjectives and representative nouns), either directly or via French octogénaire, from Latin octōgēnus (“80 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from octōgintā (“eight tens, 80”).

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