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octogenarian
[ ok-tuh-juh-nair-ee-uhn ]
adjective
- of the age of 80 years.
- between 80 and 90 years old.
noun
- a person who is between 80 and 90 years old.
octogenarian
/ ˌɒktəʊdʒɪˈnɛərɪən; ɒkˈtɒdʒɪnərɪ /
noun
- a person who is from 80 to 89 years old
adjective
- of or relating to an octogenarian
Other yvlog Forms
- dzt··Բi·· noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of octogenarian1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of octogenarian1
Example Sentences
It means the octogenarian chef - who has won a slew of national awards, including France's Legion of Honour - has lived more of his life with three Michelin stars than without.
"This is necessary to deal with this attempted coup at the board level and restore corporate integrity," said the octogenarian Mr Kwek, who is CDL's executive chairman.
Christopher Bollen’s ‘Havoc’ centers on a meddling octogenarian living in a luxe hotel in Egypt.
The octogenarian president’s bent posture and halted speaking manner didn’t reassure many Democrats, even as they pointed to the many verbal miscues of Trump, just three years his junior.
Now, 11 years later, these are long mornings, especially for a soon-to-be octogenarian.
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What doesoctogenarian mean?
An octogenarian is someone in their 80s (80 to 89 years old), or someone who is 80 years old.
Octogenarian can also be used as an adjective to describe someone in their 80s, as in Our audience is mostly made up of octogenarian women, or things related to such a person, as in I have entered my octogenarian years.
It’s one of several similar terms used to refer to a person of a certain age, including quadragenarian (40s), quinquagenarian (50s), sexagenarian (60s), septuagenarian (70s), and nonagenarian (90s).
Such words are more commonly used as people get older: quadragenarian and quinquagenarian are rarely used, but septuagenarian and octogenarian are more commonly used.
Another less common word for octogenarian is octogenary.
Example: Today is my last day as an octogenarian—tomorrow I begin my 90s!
Where doesoctogenarian come from?
The word octogenarian comes from the Latin word dzōŧ(us), meaning “containing eighty” or “eighty years old,” from dzōŧ(ī), meaning “eighty each.” The suffix -an is used to indicate a person (as seen in common words like pedestrian and historian).
It’s more common to refer to someone as a 80-year-old or describe them as in their 80s or 80-something than to call them an octogenarian. But octogenarian is used as a fancy or fun way of referring to someone of that age, including by octogenarians who apply it to themselves. As much fun as it is to say, it’s perhaps more often used in writing. It’s often used in the context of highlighting a person who’s doing something that may be surprising for their age, as in My octogenarian yoga instructor is way more flexible than I am.
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What are some other forms related to octogenarian?
- octogenarianism (noun)
What are some synonyms for octogenarian?
- octogenary
- 80-year-old
- eighty-year-old
- 80-something
- eighty-something
What are some words that share a root or word element with octogenarian?
What are some words that often get used in discussing octogenarian?
How isdzٴDzԲused in real life?
Octogenarian is often used to be fancy or funny when referring to 80-somethings.
The journey of 20 years from sexagenarian to octogenarian 😌😍
— Dadi Chandro Tomar (@realshooterdadi)
Yesterday was Little Freddie King's 80th birthday! Today from 2-4pm on WWOZ, will be honoring the newly minted octogenarian on 'Blues Eclectic.' Listen in at 90.7 FM, locally, or , worldwide.
— WWOZ 90.7 FM (@wwoz_neworleans)
The octogenarian couple is giving cool kids and hipsters a run for their money. ❤️
— Yahoo Singapore (@YahooSG)
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Is octogenarian used correctly in the following sentence?
I can’t believe I’m nearing my octogenarian years—40 seems like yesterday.
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