octogenary
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English
Etymology
From Latin octōgēnārius (“containing 80”) either directly or via French octogénaire, from Latin octōgēnus (“80 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from octōgintā (“eight tens, 80”). Cognate with octogenarian.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɑkˈtɑ.d͡ʒəˌnɛr.i/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɒkˈtɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.nə.ri/
Adjective
octogenary (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Of or related to the number 80, particularly
- Coordinate terms: unary, binary, ternary, trinary, tetranary, quintenary, hexanary, septenary, octonary, nonary, decenary, vicenary, tricenary, quadragenary, quinquagenary, semicentenary, sexagenary, septuagenary, nonagenary, centenary, millenary
- Synonym of octogenarian: lasting or aged 80 years; 80-year-old.
- a. 1697, John Aubrey, “......De Laune”, in Brief Lives:
- […] he went to visit him, being then octogenary, and very decrepid with the gowt, but had his sight and understanding.
Noun
octogenary (plural octogenaries)
References
- “octogenary, adj. and n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022. - “octogenary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
