"octogenarian" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌɑktəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/ [General-American], /ˌɒktəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Etymology: From Latin octōgēnārius + -an (“forming adjectives and representative nouns”), either directly or via French octogénaire, from Latin octogeni (“80 each”) + -arius (“-ary”), from octōgintā (“eight tens, 80”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|octōgēnārius}} Latin octōgēnārius, {{m|en|-an||forming adjectives and representative nouns}} -an (“forming adjectives and representative nouns”), {{der|en|fr|octogénaire}} French octogénaire, {{der|en|la|octogeni|t=80 each}} Latin octogeni (“80 each”), {{m|la|-arius||-ary}} -arius (“-ary”), {{m|la|octōgintā|t=eight tens, 80}} octōgintā (“eight tens, 80”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} octogenarian (not comparable)
  1. Of or related to eightysomethings. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: octogenary [obsolete] Translations (Of or related to people between 80 and 89 years of age): octogenari (Catalan), oktohenariyo (Cebuano), kahdeksissakymmenissä oleva (Finnish), kahdeksankymppinen (Finnish), octogénaire [feminine, masculine] (French), achtzigjährig (German), nyolcvanas (éveiben járó) (Hungarian), nyolcvanas (Hungarian), nyolcvanvalahány éves (Hungarian), nyolcvanadik születésnapját betöltött (Hungarian), áttrœðr (Old Norse)
    Sense id: en-octogenarian-en-adj-ELxYcvmJ

Noun

IPA: /ˌɑktəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/ [General-American], /ˌɒktəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: octogenarians [plural]
Etymology: From Latin octōgēnārius + -an (“forming adjectives and representative nouns”), either directly or via French octogénaire, from Latin octogeni (“80 each”) + -arius (“-ary”), from octōgintā (“eight tens, 80”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|octōgēnārius}} Latin octōgēnārius, {{m|en|-an||forming adjectives and representative nouns}} -an (“forming adjectives and representative nouns”), {{der|en|fr|octogénaire}} French octogénaire, {{der|en|la|octogeni|t=80 each}} Latin octogeni (“80 each”), {{m|la|-arius||-ary}} -arius (“-ary”), {{m|la|octōgintā|t=eight tens, 80}} octōgintā (“eight tens, 80”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} octogenarian (plural octogenarians)
  1. Synonym of eightysomething: a person between 80 and 89 years old. Synonyms: eightysomething [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-octogenarian-en-noun-TKVxFrsK

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