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octogenary

UK/ɒkˈtɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.nə.ri/US/ɑkˈtɑ.d͡ʒəˌnɛr.i/

octogenary adjective: of or related to the number 80, particularly.

Adjective

octogenary (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Of or related to the number 80, particularly
    1. (obsolete) Synonym of octogenarian: lasting or aged 80 years; 80-year-old.
      • […] he went to visit him, being then octogenary, and very decrepid with the gowt, but had his sight and understanding.a. 1697, John Aubrey, “......De Laune”, in Brief Lives

Noun

octogenary (plural octogenaries)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of eightysomething: a person 80 to 89 years old.
    Synonyms:
    eightysomething

octogenary meaning in Tamil

octogenary in Tamil

என்பது பருவமுள்ள

Synonyms of octogenary

Forms of octogenary

pluraloctogenaries

Origin of octogenary

From Latin octōgēnārius (“containing 80”) either directly or via French octogénaire, from Latin octōgēnus (“80 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from octōgintā (“eight tens, 80”). Cognate with octogenarian.

Questions about octogenary

What does octogenary mean?
Octogenary means of or related to the number 80, particularly.
What is octogenary in Tamil?
Octogenary in Tamil is என்பது பருவமுள்ள. See Octogenary meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is octogenary?
Octogenary can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce octogenary?
Octogenary is pronounced /ɑkˈtɑ.d͡ʒəˌnɛr.i/ (US).

Words near octogenary in the dictionary

  1. octogen
  2. octogenarian
  3. octogenarianism
  4. octogenarians
  5. octogenaries
  6. octogenary
  7. octogesimal
  8. octogild
  9. octogintillion
  10. octoglot
  11. octogon

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Adapted from Wiktionary: octogenary (page history and authors); octogenary (Tamil 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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