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NONAGENARIAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone whose age is in the nineties
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("nonagenarian" is a kind of...):
golden ager; old person; oldster; senior citizen (an elderly person)
Derivation:
nonagenarian (being from 90 to 99 years old)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being from 90 to 99 years old
Example:
the nonagenarian inhabitants of the nursing home
Classified under:
Similar:
old ((used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age)
Derivation:
nonagenarian (someone whose age is in the nineties)
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