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Nonagenarian (noun) means a person who is between ninety and ninety-nine years old.

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A person who is between ninety and ninety-nine years old.
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Etymology

From Latin nōnāgēnārius, meaning "containing ninety", plus -an, a suffix forming adjectives and representative nouns, either taken directly or by way of French nonagénaire, from nōnāgēnī, "ninety each", plus -ārius, "-ary", from nōnāginta, "nine tens, ninety".

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"nonagenarian" (noun) means a person who is between ninety and ninety-nine years old.
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