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单词 sexagenarian
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Definition of sexagenarian in English:

sexagenarian

noun ˌsɛksədʒɪˈnɛːrɪənˌsɛksədʒəˈnɛriən
  • A person who is between 60 and 69 years old.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Delegates will replace de Rossa as party president with another sexagenarian, Michael D Higgins.
    • The soft-spoken sexagenarian might seem an unlikely expert on talk.
    • Consider his last trip to Britain, when the sexagenarian visited his 97-year-old mother.
    • Both men, now sexagenarians, have kept faithful to the classic styles.
    • This sexagenarian does not have even a basic tool such as a good harmonium to aid him in singing to his heart's content.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Latin sexagenarius (based on sexaginta 'sixty') + -an.

Rhymes

agrarian, antiquarian, apiarian, Aquarian, Arian, Aryan, authoritarian, barbarian, Bavarian, Bulgarian, Caesarean (US Cesarean), centenarian, communitarian, contrarian, Darien, disciplinarian, egalitarian, equalitarian, establishmentarian, fruitarian, Gibraltarian, grammarian, Hanoverian, humanitarian, Hungarian, latitudinarian, libertarian, librarian, majoritarian, millenarian, necessarian, necessitarian, nonagenarian, octogenarian, ovarian, Parian, parliamentarian, planarian, predestinarian, prelapsarian, proletarian, quadragenarian, quinquagenarian, quodlibetarian, Rastafarian, riparian, rosarian, Rotarian, sabbatarian, Sagittarian, sanitarian, Sauveterrian, sectarian, seminarian, septuagenarian, topiarian, totalitarian, Trinitarian, ubiquitarian, Unitarian, utilitarian, valetudinarian, vegetarian, veterinarian, vulgarian
 
 

Definition of sexagenarian in US English:

sexagenarian

nounˌseksəjəˈnerēənˌsɛksədʒəˈnɛriən
  • A person who is from 60 to 69 years old.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Consider his last trip to Britain, when the sexagenarian visited his 97-year-old mother.
    • The soft-spoken sexagenarian might seem an unlikely expert on talk.
    • Both men, now sexagenarians, have kept faithful to the classic styles.
    • Delegates will replace de Rossa as party president with another sexagenarian, Michael D Higgins.
    • This sexagenarian does not have even a basic tool such as a good harmonium to aid him in singing to his heart's content.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Latin sexagenarius (based on sexaginta ‘sixty’) + -an.

 
 
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