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nonagenarian
a person who is between ninety and ninety-nine years old
Synonyms
- ninety-year-old
nonagenarian in a sentence
My great-grandmother, a spirited nonagenarian, still plays cards with her friends every Friday.
Reporters were surprised that the marathon's oldest finisher was a nonagenarian who walked the entire course using only a wooden cane.
Where it comes from
From Latin nonaginta 'ninety'
Memory hook
NONA (ninety) + GENARIAN — someone who has lived ninety years.
Word parts
- nona — nine
nonagenarian: nona- (nine, as ninety) + genarian (years of age)
Read it in context
- Voices Across Generations Social Science
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