octogenarian

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.

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

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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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: someone whose age is in the eighties

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The adjective octogenarian has one meaning:

Meaning #1: being from 80 to 89 years old

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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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