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centenarian

[ sen-tn-air-ee-uhn ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to or having lived 100 years.


noun

  1. a person who has reached the age of 100.

centenarian

/ ˌsɛntɪˈnɛərɪən /

noun

  1. a person who is at least 100 years old


adjective

  1. being at least 100 years old
  2. of or relating to a centenarian

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Word History and Origins

Origin of centenarian1

First recorded in 1745–50; from Latin centenāri(us) ( centenary ) + -an

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Example Sentences

Centenarian Alice Lee is the oldest lawyer still practicing in Alabama.

She crammed enough experience into a career of forty-two years to have surfeited a centenarian.

A centenarian in the Shetlands, says a news agency, has never heard of Mr. Lloyd George.

The oldest man among them, a centenarian, was employed in plaiting straw for hats.

The centenarian is sitting dreaming over the past when he hears a wagon rumbling to the front door.

This learned centenarian became a member of the Antiquarian Society in 1839, and his death was noticed at the last meeting.

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