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nonagenarian

Nonagenarian (noun) means Synonym of ninetysomething: a person between 90 and 99 years old.

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Synonym of ninetysomething: a person between 90 and 99 years old.
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Etymology

From Latin nōnāgēnārius (“containing ninety”) + -an (suffix forming adjectives and representative nouns), either directly or via French nonagénaire, from nōnāgēnī (“ninety each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from nōnāginta (“nine tens, ninety”).

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"nonagenarian" (noun) means synonym of ninetysomething: a person between 90 and 99 years old.

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