octogenarian
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- noun
- /ˌɑk.tə.dʒəˈnɛr.i.ən/
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octogenario
- In later years, as Tio Jack—a jovial octogenarian—recounted the tale, he would say, "Others escaped."
- octogenarian patients
- fractures in octogenarian
- femur fractures in octogenarian
So he was having coffee every day with an octogenarian who said always, how old are you?
- So he was having coffee every day with an octogenarian who said always, how old are you?
- Well, you know, so it's Justice Breyer, the youngest, and the two octogenarians, Justice Kennedy and me.
- And it makes him look like this benign octogenarian that's helped all these rock stars with their careers.
- Actually, we, we first started looking at all this when we started examining centenarians and octogenarians and others.
Examples
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The octogenarian celebrated his birthday with friends and family in a small gathering.
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But as Harold neared the phone, he saw it was occupied by a near-sighted octogenarian determined to reach his daughter in Denver, no matter how many quarters it took.
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So he was having coffee every day with an octogenarian who said always, how old are you?
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But maybe not as it relates to the octogenarians currently making the decisions in the church.
Blog text (34) -
"I have never seen you before," the octogenarian seated beside me said suspiciously.
Fiction book (1993) -
As an octogenarian city councilman used to say back in Los Angeles, "Don't move!"
Fiction book (1994) -
And it makes him look like this benign octogenarian that's helped all these rock stars with their careers.
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Well, you know, so it's Justice Breyer, the youngest, and the two octogenarians, Justice Kennedy and me.
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The oldest, a spry octogenarian, is being teased by the womenfolk: "He's got a girlfriend up the road."
Fiction book (2002) -
Betty Meggers is a strong-willed octogenarian with immovable beliefs about ancient jungle cultures.
Academic text (2003)
How Old
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Surface Forms
Morphology
octogenarian = octogen + arian
The word is built from the combining form 'octogen-' (relating to eighty) plus the suffix '-arian' (a person), which is partially transparent to learners familiar with Latin-based numerals but not obvious to all.
Etymology
Octogenarian comes from parts that mean 'eight' and 'age': octo- is 'eight' (like in octagon or octopus) and -genarian is related to generation, meaning 'age'. So, an octogenarian is a person who is in their eighties, between 80 and 89.