nonagenarian en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌnoʊnəd͡ʒɪˈnɛriən/ (General-American)
- /ˌnɑnəd͡ʒɪˈnɛriən/ (General-American)
- /ˌnɒnəd͡ʒɪˈnɛːrɪən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌnəʊnəd͡ʒɪˈnɛːrɪən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Latin nōnāgēnārius (“containing ninety”) + -an (suffix forming adjectives and representative nouns), either directly or via French nonagénaire, from nōnāgēnī (“ninety each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from nōnāginta (“nine tens, ninety”).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or related to ninetysomethings.
"But what’s that got to do with your health and longevity?" the neighbor inquired. "Why," said the nonagenarian, "I've spent most of my life in the open air."
1954, Alben W. Barkley, editor, That Reminds Me, Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 17:
Coordinates
octogenarian · quadragenarian · septuagenarian · semicentenarian · tricenarian · centenarian · vicenarian · hexagenarian · quinquagenarian · semisupercentenarian · supercentenarian · sexagenarian
Translations (5)
hu kilencvenedik születésnapját betöltött (related to ninetysomething year olds) · is níræður (related to ninetysomething year olds) · non nírœðr (related to ninetysomething year olds) · hu kilencvenvalahány éves (related to ninetysomething year olds) · hu kilencvenes (éveiben járó) (related to ninetysomething year olds)