# octogenarian

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɑktəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/ · frequency rank #78,885

## Definitions
1. Synonym of eightysomething: a person between 80 and 89 years old.

## Etymology
From Latin octōgēnārius + -an (suffix forming adjectives and representative nouns), either directly or via French octogénaire, from Latin octōgēnus (“80 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from octōgintā (“eight tens, 80”).

## Source
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