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CENTENARIAN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Someone who is at least 100 years old

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("centenarian" is a kind of...):

golden ager; old person; oldster; senior citizen (an elderly person)

Derivation:

centenarian (being at least 100 years old)

 II. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Being at least 100 years old

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

old ((used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age)

Derivation:

centenarian (someone who is at least 100 years old)

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