centenarian
pronunciation
How to pronounce centenarian in British English:
UK [ˌsentɪˈneəriən]
How to pronounce centenarian in American English:
US [ˌsentɪˈneriən]
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- Noun:
- someone who is at least 100 years old
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- Adjective:
- being at least 100 years old
Word Origin
- centenarian (n.)
- 1805, "person 100 years old," from centenary + -ian. As an adjective, "pertaining to a person 100 years old," recorded from 1806.
Example
- 1. The centenarian genome is a key resource in identifying longevity genes
- 2. Already , rothberg says they 've done 30 centenarian genomes as a pilot project .
- 3. She has a better chance than most of becoming a centenarian because okinawa is one of the world 's hotspots for longevity .
- 4. Its centenarian ratio stands at 58 per 100 000 people more than five times that of the us and some other developed countries .
- 5. The free test will be available through a public website maintained by the new england centenarian study .