OCTOGENARIAN


Meaning of OCTOGENARIAN in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ äk-t ə -j ə - ' ner- ē - ə n

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin octogenarius containing eighty, from octogeni eighty each, from octoginta eighty, from octo eight + -ginta (akin to intransitive verb ginti twenty) ― more at VIGESIMAL

Date: 1815

: a person whose age is in the eighties

– octogenarian adjective

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