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octagenarian

octagenarian is the misspelling of octogenarian.

Meaning of octogenarian

Noun

octogenarian (plural octogenarians)

  1. Synonym of eightysomething: a person between 80 and 89 years old.
    • Mama was by no means the only grandma present, for the octogenarians had turned out en masse from their huts and lean-tos and were paddling about, diving and splashing as unconcernedly as though they really belonged in the sea rather than on land.1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka (republished by Eland, 2019; p. 75f; emphasis in original)
    Synonyms:
    eightysomething

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Forms of octagenarian

pluraloctagenarians

Questions about octagenarian

What is octagenarian the misspelling of?
Octagenarian is the misspelling of octogenarian.

Words near octagenarian in the dictionary

  1. octafluoride
  2. octafluorides
  3. octafluoro
  4. octafluorocyclobutane
  5. octafluoropropane
  6. octagenarian
  7. octagenarians
  8. octaglucoside
  9. octaglucosides
  10. octaglutamate
  11. octaglutamates

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