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octogenarian

oc·to·ge·narian

UK/ˌɒktəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/ US/ˌɑktəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/ uncommon
noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

1.

someone whose age is in the eighties

adjective

1.

being from 80 to 89 years old

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Origin

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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