"nonagenarian" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌnɑnəd͡ʒɪˈnɛriən/ [General-American], /ˌnoʊnəd͡ʒɪˈnɛriən/ [General-American], /ˌnɒnəd͡ʒɪˈnɛːrɪən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌnəʊnəd͡ʒɪˈnɛːrɪən/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Etymology: From Latin nōnāgēnārius (“containing ninety”) + -an (suffix forming adjectives and representative nouns), either directly or via French nonagénaire, from nōnāgēnī (“ninety each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from nōnāginta (“nine tens, ninety”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|nōnāgēnārius||containing ninety}} Latin nōnāgēnārius (“containing ninety”), {{der|en|fr|nonagénaire}} French nonagénaire Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nonagenarian (not comparable)
  1. Of or related to ninetysomethings. Tags: not-comparable Translations (related to ninetysomething year olds): kilencvenes (éveiben járó) (Hungarian), kilencvenvalahány éves (Hungarian), kilencvenedik születésnapját betöltött (Hungarian), níræður (Icelandic), nírœðr (Old Norse)
    Sense id: en-nonagenarian-en-adj--V4qOIZ5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with nona-, English terms suffixed with -arian, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Old Norse translations, Gerontology Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with nona-: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -arian: 70 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Norse translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Gerontology: 50 50

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌnɑnəd͡ʒɪˈnɛriən/ [General-American], /ˌnoʊnəd͡ʒɪˈnɛriən/ [General-American], /ˌnɒnəd͡ʒɪˈnɛːrɪən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌnəʊnəd͡ʒɪˈnɛːrɪən/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: nonagenarians [plural]
Etymology: From Latin nōnāgēnārius (“containing ninety”) + -an (suffix forming adjectives and representative nouns), either directly or via French nonagénaire, from nōnāgēnī (“ninety each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from nōnāginta (“nine tens, ninety”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|nōnāgēnārius||containing ninety}} Latin nōnāgēnārius (“containing ninety”), {{der|en|fr|nonagénaire}} French nonagénaire Head templates: {{en-noun}} nonagenarian (plural nonagenarians)
  1. Synonym of ninetysomething: a person between 90 and 99 years old. Synonyms: ninetysomething [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-nonagenarian-en-noun-kTfwRNpl Categories (other): English terms prefixed with nona-, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Old Norse translations, Age, Gerontology, Ninety, People Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with nona-: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Norse translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Age: 0 100 Disambiguation of Gerontology: 50 50 Disambiguation of Ninety: 0 100 Disambiguation of People: 0 100

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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