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centenarian

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cen·te·nar·i·an  (snt-nâr-n)
n.
One who is 100 years old or older.
[From Latin centnrius, of a hundred; see centenary.]
cente·nari·an adj.
centenarian [ˌsɛntɪˈnɛərɪən]
n
a person who is at least 100 years old
adj
1. being at least 100 years old
2. of or relating to a centenarian
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.centenariancentenarian - someone who is at least 100 years old
golden ager, old person, oldster, senior citizen - an elderly person
Adj.1.centenarian - being at least 100 years old
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?"
Translations
centenarian [ˌsentɪˈnɛərɪən]
A. ADJ → centenario
B. N → centenario/a m/f
centenarian [ˌsɛntɪˈnɛəriən] n → centenaire mf
centenarian
adj → hundertjährig
n → Hundertjährige(r) mf, → Zentenar m (geh)
centenarian [ˌsɛntɪˈnɛərɪən] n → centenario/a
centenarian [ˌsɛntɪˈnɛərɪən] n → centenario/a


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Filon to put into the mouth of an imaginary centenarian a series of delightfully picturesque studies which aim at the minute presentment of life in France under the old regime, and end for the most part with the Revolution.
The Guardian by Pater, Walter Horatio View in context
Daughtry told his seventeen- years-old brown-skinned Papuan with the withered ancient face of a centenarian, the legs of a living skeleton, and the huge-stomached torso of an elderly Japanese wrestler.
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Mehevi acted as supreme lord over the place, spending the greater portion of his time there: and often when, at particular hours of the day, it was deserted by nearly every one else except the verd-antique looking centenarians, who were fixtures in the building, the chief himself was sure to be found enjoying his
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