nonagenarian
[ non-uh-juh-nair-ee-uh n, noh-nuh- ]
/ ˌnɒn ə dʒəˈnɛər i ən, ˌnoʊ nə- /
adjective
of the age of 90 years, or between 90 and 100 years old.
noun
a nonagenarian person.
Words nearby nonagenarian
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nonaccidental injury,
nonachiever,
nonaddictive,
nonage,
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nonaggression,
nonagon,
nonagricultural,
nonalcoholic,
nonaligned
Example sentences from the Web for nonagenarian
A nonagenarian he spoke, in his lucid moments, of the jurisdiction of the Marble Table.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z |Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheI received a postal card the other day from Clay, who is now a nonagenarian, in his armed castle in Kentucky.
My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands |George Francis TrainIn that year died the nonagenarian Antonius Stradivarius, the greatest violin-maker the world has ever seen.
The Lost Stradivarius |John Meade FalknerA nonagenarian paralysed all down one side may be described as we have described Mr. Hawkins.
When Ghost Meets Ghost |William Frend De Morgan
British Dictionary definitions for nonagenarian
nonagenarian
/ (ˌnəʊnədʒɪˈnɛərɪən) /
noun
a person who is from 90 to 99 years old
adjective
of, relating to, or denoting a nonagenarian
Word Origin for nonagenarian
C19: from Latin
nōnāgēnārius, from
nōnāginta ninety