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Octogenarian — Oc to*ge*na ri*an, n. A person eighty years, or more, of age. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
octogenarian — (n.) 1789, from Fr. octogénaire aged 80, from L. octogenarius containing eighty, from octogeni eighty each, related to octoginta eighty, from octo eight (see EIGHT (Cf. eight)). As an adjective from 1784 … Etymology dictionary
octogenarian — ► NOUN ▪ a person who is between 80 and 89 years old. ORIGIN from Latin octoginta eighty … English terms dictionary
octogenarian — [äk΄tə ji ner′ē ən] adj. [L octogenarius, containing eighty < octogeni, eighty each < octoginta, eighty: see OCTO & TY2] 80 years old, or between the ages of 80 and 90 n. a person of this age … English World dictionary
octogenarian — UK [ˌɒktəʊdʒəˈneərɪən] / US [ˌɑktədʒəˈnerɪən] noun [countable] Word forms octogenarian : singular octogenarian plural octogenarians formal someone who is between 80 and 89 years old … English dictionary
octogenarian — noun Etymology: Latin octogenarius containing eighty, from octogeni eighty each, from octoginta eighty, from octo eight + ginta (akin to viginti twenty) more at vigesimal Date: 1815 a person whose age is in the eighties • octogenarian adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
octogenarian — oc·to·ge·nar·i·an .äk tə jə ner ē ən n a person whose age is in the eighties octogenarian adj … Medical dictionary
octogenarian — [[t]ɒ̱ktoʊʤɪne͟əriən[/t]] octogenarians N COUNT An octogenarian is a person who is between eighty and eighty nine years old … English dictionary
octogenarian — /ˌɒktoʊdʒəˈnɛəriən / (say .oktohjuh nairreeuhn) adjective 1. of the age of 80 years, or between 80 and 90 years old. –noun 2. an octogenarian person. Also, Rare, octogenary /ɒkˈtɒdʒənəri/ (say ok tojuhnuhree). {Latin octōgēnārius containing… …
octogenarian — octogenarianism, n. /ok teuh jeuh nair ee euhn/, adj. Also, octogenary /ok toj euh ner ee/. 1. of the age of 80 years. 2. between 80 and 90 years old. n. 3. a person who is between 80 and 90 years old. [1805 15; < L octogenari(us) comprising… … Universalium
