nonagenarian
pronunciation
How to pronounce nonagenarian in British English:
UK [ˌnɒnədʒəˈneəriən]
How to pronounce nonagenarian in American English:
US [ˌnɑnədʒəˈneriən]
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- Noun:
- someone whose age is in the nineties
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- Adjective:
- being from 90 to 99 years old
Word Origin
- nonagenarian (n.)
- 1776, coined in English with -an + Latin nonagenarius "containing ninety" (in Late Latin "someone ninety years old"), from nonagen "ninety each," related to nonaginta "the number ninety," from nonus "ninth" (see nones) + -genaria "ten times," from PIE *dkm-ta-, from *dekm- "ten" (see ten). As an adjective from 1893.
Example
- 1. This year has been the nonagenarian he , or live like this .
- 2. The nonagenarian elderly , spends his days in the mountain and acquisition .
- 3. A nonagenarian ( 90 + ) ponders life , the universe , and aging .
- 4. Now a nonagenarian , kalashnikov in 2009 won the title , hero of the russian federation , the country 's highest honor .
- 5. Last friday , on the 90th anniversary of its founding , the chinese communist party gave itself a birthday present appropriate for a nonagenarian : a package of legislation intended to reform and expand social insurance in china came into effect after being adopted by the government last october .