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adjective Also, oc·tog·e·nar·y 
[ok-toj-uh-ner-ee] .
[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.
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Octogenarian
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- The stylish octogenarian is, by his own account, as busy as ever.
- Sprightly, white-haired musical-theater octogenarian.
- And it is not clear what his supporters here think the octogenarian king can do to rebuild this shattered nation.
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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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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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