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NONAGENARIAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nonagenarian mean?
• NONAGENARIAN (noun)
The noun NONAGENARIAN has 1 sense:
1. someone whose age is in the nineties
Familiarity information: NONAGENARIAN used as a noun is very rare.
• NONAGENARIAN (adjective)
The adjective NONAGENARIAN has 1 sense:
1. being from 90 to 99 years old
Familiarity information: NONAGENARIAN used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone whose age is in the nineties
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("nonagenarian" is a kind of...):
golden ager; old person; oldster; senior citizen (an elderly person)
Derivation:
nonagenarian (being from 90 to 99 years old)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being from 90 to 99 years old
Context example:
the nonagenarian inhabitants of the nursing home
Similar:
old ((used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age)
Derivation:
nonagenarian (someone whose age is in the nineties)
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