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sexagenarian

se·xa·ge·narian

UK/ˌsɛksəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/ US/ˌsɛksəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/ uncommon
noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

1.

someone whose age is in the sixties

adjective

1.

being from 60 to 69 years old

  • “the sexagenarian population is growing”
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Origin

From Latin sexāgēnārius (“containing 60”) + -an (forming adjectives and representative nouns), either directly or via French sexagénaire, from Latin sexāgēnus (“60 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from sexāgintā (“six tens, 60”).

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