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non⋅a⋅ge⋅nar⋅i⋅an
[non-uh-juh-nair-ee-uh
n, noh-nuh-] 
–adjective
| 1. | of the age of 90 years, or between 90 and 100 years old. |
–noun
| 2. | a nonagenarian person. |
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| non·a·ge·nar·i·an (nŏn'ə-jə-nâr'ē-ən, nō'nə-) n. A person 90 years old or between 90 and 100 years old. [From Latin nōnāgēnārius, from nōnāgēnī, ninety each, from nōnāgintā, ninety : nōnus, ninth; see nona- + -gintā, ten times; see dek  in Indo-European roots.]non'a·ge·nar'i·an adj. |
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Nonagenarian
Non`a*ge*na"ri*an\, n. [L. nonagenarius containing, or consisting of, ninety, fr. nonageni ninety each; akin to novem nine.] A person ninety years old.
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Language Translation for : nonagenarian
Spanish:
nonagenario,
German:
der, *die Neunzigjährige,
Japanese:
90歳代の人
nonagenarian
1804, coined in Eng. from L. nonagenarius "containing ninety" (in L.L. "someone ninety years old"), from nonagen "ninety each," from nonus "ninth" (see nones).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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