octogenarian

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oc·to·ge·nar·i·an

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(ŏk'tə-jə-nâr'ē-ən) pronunciation
adj.
Being between 80 and 90 years of age.

n.
A person between 80 and 90 years of age.

[From French octogénaire, from Latin octōgēnārius, containing eighty, from octōgēnī, eighty each, from octōgintā, eighty : octō, eight + -gintā, ten times.]


(ŏk'tə-jə-nâr'ē-ən)
adj.

Being between 80 and 90 years of age.

n.

A person between 80 and 90 years of age.

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octogenarian

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Someone who is between 80 and 90 years old.

pronunciation The hikers looked on in wonder as Iron Fritz, the famous octogenarian of the Alps, marched past them on the trail.

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Translations:

Octogenarian

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - firsårig
adj. - (en der er) i firserne

Nederlands (Dutch)
80-er, 80-jarig

Français (French)
n. - octogénaire
adj. - octogénaire

Deutsch (German)
n. - Achtziger, Achtzigjähriger
adj. - achtzigjährig, in den Achtzigern

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ογδοντάρης
adj. - ογδοντάρης, ογδοηκοντούτις

Italiano (Italian)
ottuagenario, ottantenne

Português (Portuguese)
n. - octogenário (m)
adj. - octogenário

Русский (Russian)
восьмидесятилетний

Español (Spanish)
n. - octogenario
adj. - octogenario

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - åttioåring, person mellan åttio o nittio år
adj. - åttioårig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
八十岁, 八十多岁, 八十岁的, 八十多岁的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 八十歲, 八十多歲
adj. - 八十歲的, 八十多歲的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 80대의 사람
adj. - 80대사람의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 80歳代の
n. - 80歳代の人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) في العقد التاسع (صفه) ثمانوني‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אדם בשנות השמונים שלו‬
adj. - ‮בן 08-98‬


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