First Known Use: 1815
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octogenarian
noun oc·to·ge·nar·i·an \ˌäk-tə-jə-ˈner-ē-ən\
: a person who is between 80 and 89 years old
Full Definition of OCTOGENARIAN
: a person whose age is in the eighties
— octogenarian adjective
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Origin of OCTOGENARIAN
Latin octogenarius containing eighty, from octogeni eighty each, from octoginta eighty, from octo eight + -ginta (akin to viginti twenty) — more at vigesimal
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octogenarian
noun oc·to·ge·nar·i·an \ˌäk-tə-jə-ˈner-ē-ən\
Medical Definition of OCTOGENARIAN
: a person whose age is in the eighties
—octogenarian adjective
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