octogenarian
/ˌɒktəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/US/ˌɑktəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/
octogenarian noun: synonym of eightysomething: a person between 80 and 89 years old.
Noun
octogenarian (plural octogenarians)
- 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)
- Finsbury Park station, one of the most important L.N.E.R. suburban junctions, is now an octogenarian.1941 October, “Notes and News: Finsbury Park Station”, in Railway Magazine, page 466
- Synonyms:
- eightysomething
Adjective
octogenarian (not comparable)
- Of or related to eightysomethings.
- Synonyms:
- octogenary
octogenarian meaning in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada
octogenarian in Tamil
- எண்பது வயதானவர், எண்பது வயதான
octogenarian in Telugu
- octogenarian
- అశీతికుడు aśītikuḍu
octogenarian in Kannada
- ಎಂಬತ್ತರ ದಶಕದವನು
Synonyms of octogenarian
Forms of octogenarian
| plural | octogenarians |
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Origin of octogenarian
From Latin octōgēnārius + -an (suffix forming adjectives and representative nouns), either directly or via French octogénaire, from Latin octōgēnus (“80 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from octōgintā (“eight tens, 80”).
Words formed from octogenarian
Questions about octogenarian
- What does octogenarian mean?
- Octogenarian means synonym of eightysomething: a person between 80 and 89 years old.
- What is octogenarian in Tamil?
- Octogenarian in Tamil is எண்பது வயதானவர், எண்பது வயதான. See Octogenarian meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is octogenarian?
- Octogenarian can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce octogenarian?
- Octogenarian is pronounced /ˌɑktəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/ (US).
- What is the plural of octogenarian?
- The plural of octogenarian is octogenarians.
Words near octogenarian in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: octogenarian (page history and authors); octogenarian (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); అశీతికుడు (Telugu) (page history and authors); octogenarian (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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