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OCTOGENARIAN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone whose age is in the eighties

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

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

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Being from 80 to 89 years old

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

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

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