NONAGENARIAN


Meaning of NONAGENARIAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌnō-nə-jə-ˈner-ē-ən, ˌnä- ]

noun

Etymology: Latin nonagenarius containing ninety, from nonageni ninety each, from nonaginta ninety, from nona- (akin to novem nine) + -ginta (akin to vi ginti twenty) — more at nine , vigesimal

Date: 1804

: a person whose age is in the nineties

• nonagenarian adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.