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nonagenarian Definition

nona·genar·ian (nän′ə jə ner′ē ən, nō′nə-)

adjective

90 years old, or between the ages of 90 and 100

Etymology: L nonagenarius < nonageni, ninety each < nonaginta, ninety < base of noven, nine + -ginta, -ty

noun

a person of this age
nonagenarian Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • prolific: Review by John Davies Amazingly prolific nonagenarian Oliveira is the least known of cinema's few remaining grand masters.

Modifies a noun

  • owner: Blocked from the Chinese trade, and failing to win London audiences, Weeks ' Museum closed and its nonagenarian owner died in 1834.