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nonagenarian, a. and n.|nɒnədʒɪˈnɛərɪən|
[f. L. nōnāgēnāri-us (f. nōnāgēnī ninety each): see -ian.]
A. adj. Ninety years old, or between ninety and a hundred.
B. n. A person of such age.
1804[R. Graves] (title), The Invalid: with the obvious means of enjoying..long life. By a Nonagenarian. 1817Byron Let. 9 Apr., This nonagenarian..must be one of the ‘deux fils’. 1865Morning Star 4 Jan., Eight nonagenarians died in the week. The oldest were two widows aged 95 and 96. 1893Nation 20 July 49/3 Her nonagenarian Béarnese grandmother. |