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nonagenarian

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non·a·ge·nar·i·an  (nn-j-nâr-n, nn-)
n.
A person 90 years old or between 90 and 100 years old.

[From Latin nngnrius, from nngn, ninety each, from nngint, ninety : nnus, ninth; see nona- + -gint, ten times; see dek in Indo-European roots.]

nona·ge·nari·an adj.

nonagenarian [ˌnəʊnədʒɪˈnɛərɪən]
n
a person who is from 90 to 99 years old
adj
of, relating to, or denoting a nonagenarian
[from Latin nōnāgēnārius, from nōnāginta ninety]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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?"
Translations
nonagenarian [ˌnɒnədʒɪˈnɛərɪən]
A. ADJnonagenario
B. Nnonagenario/a m/f

nonagenarian
nNeunziger(in) m(f)

nonagenarian
n nonagenarian [nonədʒiˈneəriən]
a person who is between ninety and ninety-nine years old. negentigjarige تِسْعوني، في التِّسْعين من عُمْرِه деветдесетгодишен devadesátník nonagenarius der/die Neunzigjährige άτομο ηλικίας μεταξύ 90 και 99 χρόνων nonagenario üheksakümnendais eluaastais isik ادم نود ساله iältään yhdeksänkymmenen ja sadan vuoden välillä oleva henkilö nonagénaire בֵּן תִּשעִים नवतिवर्षीय devedesetogodišnjak kilencvenéves (ember) 90-an maður á tíræðisaldri nonagenario 90歳代の人 90살의 사람 žmogus nuo 90 iki 100 metų amžiaus cilvēks vecumā no 90 līdz 100 gadiem orang yang berumur sembilan puluhan negentiger person mellom 90 og 99 år dziewięćdziesięciolatek nonagenário nonagenar человек, которому за 90 deväťdesiatnik, -čka devetdesetletnik maloletnik nittioåring ผู้มีอายุระหว่าง 90 - 99 ปี doksan ve doksandokuz yaşları arasında kimse 九十至九十九歲的人, 九十多歲 людина, якій за дев'яносто років نوے سے نناوے سال کي عمر کا آدمي người thọ 90 tuổi ,


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