octogenarian

CEFRC1

/ˌɑktəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who is between eighty and eighty-nine years old.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Of or related to eightysomethings.

Examples

  • The active octogenarian runs five miles every morning.

  • Tom is an octogenarian.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˌɒktəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Synonym of eightysomething: a person between 80 and 89 years old.

More examples

In context

  • 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.

  • Finsbury Park station, one of the most important L.N.E.R. suburban junctions, is now an octogenarian.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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”).