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octogenarian

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oc·to·ge·nar·i·an  (kt-j-nâr-n)
adj.
Being between 80 and 90 years of age.
n.
A person between 80 and 90 years of age.

[From French octogénaire, from Latin octgnrius, containing eighty, from octgn, eighty each, from octgint, eighty : oct, eight; see okt(u) in Indo-European roots + -gint, ten times; see dek in Indo-European roots.]

octogenarian [ˌɒktəʊdʒɪˈnɛərɪən] less commonly, octogenary [ɒkˈtɒdʒɪnərɪ]
n pl -narians, -naries
a person who is from 80 to 89 years old
adj
of or relating to an octogenarian
[from Latin octōgēnārius containing eighty, from octōgēnī eighty each]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.octogenarian - someone whose age is in the eighties
Adj.1.octogenarian - being from 80 to 89 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
octogenarian [ˌɒktəʊdʒɪˈnɛərɪən]
A. ADJoctagenario
B. Noctagenario/a m/f

octogenarian
nAchtziger(in) m(f), → Achtzigjährige(r) mf

octogenarian [ˌɒktəʊdʒɪˈnɛərɪən] nottuagenario/a
octogenarian [ˌɒktəʊdʒɪˈnɛərɪən] nottuagenario/a

octogenarian
n octogenarian [oktədʒiˈneəriən]
a person between eighty and eighty-nine years old. tagtigjarige في الثَّمانين من عُمْرِه осемдесет годишен osmdesátník, -ice firsårig der/die Achtzigjährige άτομο ηλικίας μεταξύ 80 και 89 χρόνων octogenario kaheksakümnendais aastais آدم هشتاد تا نود ساله iältään kahdeksankymmenen ja yhdeksänkymmenen välillä octogénaire אָדָם בִּשנוֹת ה-80 अस्सी से ज्यादा लेकिन नब्बे से कम उम्र वाला čovjek osamdesetih godina nyolcvanéves orang berumur 80-an maður á níræðisaldri ottuagenario 80歳の 80대의 aštuoniasdešimtmetis astoņdesmitgadnieks; cilvēks vecumā no 80 līdz 89 gadiem orang yg berumur lapan puluhan iemand van in de tachtig person i åttiåra osiemdziesięciolatek octogenário octo­genar человек, которому за 80 osemdesiatnik, -čka osemdesetletnik osoba osamdesetih godina (u devetoj deceniji života) åttioåring คนที่มีอายุระหว่าง 80 ถึง 89 ปี yaşı 80-90 arasında olan kimse 八十至八十九歲之間的人,八十多歲的 той, кому за вісімдесят років اسي سے نواسي سال کے درميان کا شخص người thọ tám mươi tuổi


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I talked a little just now as though I were an octogenarian.
He fired out the Second Reformed Wesleyans, called back the exiles from Samoa, invited in the traders, held a general love-feast, took the lid off, proclaimed religious liberty and high tariff, and as for himself went back to the worship of his ancestors, dug up the idols, reinstated a few octogenarian priests, and observed the tabus.
As it was considered that the Austerlitz success might have been more decisive had the commander in chief not been so young, all our octogenarians were reviewed, and of Prozorovski and Kamenski the latter was preferred.
 
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