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sexagenarian

UK/ˌsɛksəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/US/ˌsɛksəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/

sexagenarian noun: synonym of sixtysomething: a person between 60 and 69 years old.

Noun

sexagenarian (plural sexagenarians)

  1. Synonym of sixtysomething: a person between 60 and 69 years old.
    • Luxury hotels and travel planners must be licking their lips at the prospect that a significant portion of those new sexagenarians will want the trip of a lifetime (and hang the kids' inheritance…).2010 December 7, J.A., “Travel in style”, in The Economist
    Synonyms:
    sixtysomething

Adjective

sexagenarian (not comparable)

  1. Of or related to sixtysomethings.

Synonyms of sexagenarian

Forms of sexagenarian

pluralsexagenarians

Origin of sexagenarian

From Latin sexāgēnārius (“containing 60”) + -an (forming adjectives and representative nouns), either directly or via French sexagénaire, from Latin sexāgēnus (“60 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from sexāgintā (“six tens, 60”).

Words formed from sexagenarian

Questions about sexagenarian

What does sexagenarian mean?
Sexagenarian means synonym of sixtysomething: a person between 60 and 69 years old.
What part of speech is sexagenarian?
Sexagenarian can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce sexagenarian?
Sexagenarian is pronounced /ˌsɛksəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/ (US).
What is the plural of sexagenarian?
The plural of sexagenarian is sexagenarians.

Words near sexagenarian in the dictionary

  1. sexable
  2. sexadecimal
  3. sexadecimally
  4. sexadentate
  5. sexagenal
  6. sexagenarian
  7. sexagenarianism
  8. sexagenarians
  9. sexagenaries
  10. sexagenary
  11. sexagene

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