octogenarian
Synonym of eightysomething: a person between 80 and 89 years oldSynonym of eightysomething: a person between 80 and 89 years old.
Meaning
1 sensesSynonym of eightysomething: a person between 80 and 89 years old.
- someone whose age is in the eighties
Examples
2 sentencesTom is an octogenarian.
ruТому восемьдесят. — marafon
Mary is an octogenarian.
ruМария разменяла девятый десяток. — Ooneykcall
Origin
From Latin octōgēnārius + -an (suffix forming adjectives and representative nouns), eitherFrom 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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Forms
plural: octogenarians| Singular | octogenarian |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsSee also
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