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Octogenarian

//ˌɑktəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or related to eightysomethings. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    being from 80 to 89 years old wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of eightysomething: a person between 80 and 89 years old.

    "Mama was by no means the only grandma present, for the octogenarians had turned out en masse from their huts and lean-tos and were paddling about, diving and splashing as unconcernedly as though they really belonged in the sea rather than on land."

  2. 2
    someone whose age is in the eighties wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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”).

Etymology 2

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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