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non·a·ge·nar·i·an

 (nŏn′ə-jə-nâr′ē-ən, nō′nə-)
n.
A person 90 years old or between 90 and 100 years old.

[From Latin nōnāgēnārius, from nōnāgēnī, ninety each, from nōnāgintā, ninety : nōnus, ninth; see nona- + -gintā, ten times; see dekm̥ in Indo-European roots.]

non′a·ge·nar′i·an adj.
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nonagenarian

(ˌnəʊnədʒɪˈnɛərɪən)
n
a person who is from 90 to 99 years old
adj
of, relating to, or denoting a nonagenarian
[C19: from Latin nōnāgēnārius, from nōnāginta ninety]
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non•a•ge•nar•i•an

(ˌnɒn ə dʒəˈnɛər i ən, ˌnoʊ nə-)

adj.
1. of the age of 90 years, or between 90 and 100 years old.
n.
2. a nonagenarian person.
[1795–1805; < Latin nōnāgēnāri(us) containing ninety]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.nonagenarian - someone whose age is in the nineties
Adj.1.nonagenarian - being from 90 to 99 years old; "the nonagenarian inhabitants of the nursing home"
old - (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?"
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Translations
تِسْعوني، في التِّسْعين من عُمْرِه
devadesátník
nonagenarius
Neunzigjährige
nonagénaire
kilencvenéves
maîur á tíræîisaldri
nonagenario
žmogus nuo 90 iki 100 metų amžiaus
cilvēks vecumā no 90 līdz 100 gadiem
九十多岁九十至九十九岁的人

nonagenarian

[ˌnɒnədʒɪˈnɛərɪən]
A. ADJnonagenario
B. Nnonagenario/a m/f
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nonagenarian

nNeunziger(in) m(f)
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nonagenarian

(nonədʒiˈneəriən) noun
a person who is between ninety and ninety-nine years old.
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The High Court in Kerugoya has rejected an application by five siblings to stop execution of a judgment that gave their nonagenarian father control of the family's properties.Justice Lucy Gitari ruled that the applicants failed to demonstrate that they would suffer substantial loss should their 93-year-old father, Richard Mbogo, continue to manage, deal and control the estate comprising five prime parcels of land.
The nonagenarian president died after being hospitalised for the third time in recent weeks.
The union, in a statement signed by its chairman Dr Qasim Akinreti and the Secretary, Mr Alfred Odifa, described the nonagenarian as a legend, visionary and selfless politician.
Social media is also abound with birthday greetings for the nonagenarian.
A couple of hours before seeing Peter Cole's letter (June 26) on the removal of free television licences, I had read a much more important missive on the same subject - that to my nonagenarian mother informing her of the end of her free licence on May 31, 2020.
The nonagenarian industrialist, Basant Kumar Birla, chairman of the B K Birla Group of companies, died on Wednesday at the age of 98.
I have one nonagenarian aunt remaining, whose tattoo is still visible on her forearm.
After finding the nonagenarian in the crowd of around 2,000 people, the duke said: "I was looking for you and hoped you'd be here."
The nonagenarian, surnamed Qin, is a former People's Liberation Army soldier.
A nonagenarian who reportedly wanted to seek and protect President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested after a gun and knives were found in his possession while he was at the compound of the Office of the Special Assistance of Philippines (OSAP) on Chavez Street, Poblacion District late Monday afternoon.
Summary: Unconscious nonagenarian was rushed to Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital
The nonagenarian was admitted to the hospital here last month too due to pneumonia.
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