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octogenarian

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oc⋅to⋅ge⋅nar⋅i⋅an

  [ok-tuh-juh-nair-ee-uhn]
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–adjective Also, oc⋅tog⋅e⋅nar⋅y  [ok-toj-uh-ner-ee] .
1. of the age of 80 years.
2. between 80 and 90 years old.
–noun
3. a person who is between 80 and 90 years old.
Origin:
1805–15; < L octōgēnāri(us) comprising eighty, eighty years old (equiv. to octōgēn(ī) eighty each + -ārius -ary ) + -an

Related forms:
oc⋅to⋅ge⋅nar⋅i⋅an⋅ism, noun
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oc·to·ge·nar·i·an   (ŏk'tə-jə-nâr'ē-ən)   
adj.  Being between 80 and 90 years of age.
n.  A person between 80 and 90 years of age.

[From French octogénaire, from Latin octōgēnārius, containing eighty, from octōgēnī, eighty each, from octōgintā, eighty : octō, eight; see oktō(u) in Indo-European roots + -gintā, ten times; see dek in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

octogenarian 
1815, from Fr. octogénaire "aged 80," from L. octogenarius "containing eighty," from octogen "eighty each," from octoginta "eighty," from octo "eight."
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: oc·to·ge·nar·i·an
Pronunciation: "äk-t&-j&-'ner-E-&n
Function: noun
: a person whose age isin the eighties —octogenarian adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

octogenarian oc·to·ge·nar·i·an (ŏk'tə-jə-nâr'ē-ən)
adj.
Being between 80 and 90 years of age. n.
A person between 80 and 90 years of age.

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