SEXAGENARIAN

sexagenarian

(adjective) being from 60 to 69 years old; “the sexagenarian population is growing”

sexagenarian

(noun) someone whose age is in the sixties

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

sexagenarian (not comparable)

Being between the age of 60 and 69, inclusive. In one's seventh decade.

Synonyms

• sexagenary

Noun

sexagenarian (plural sexagenarians)

A person who is 60 years old or between the ages of 60 and 69.

Synonyms

• sexagenary (now rare)

Coordinate terms

• vicenarian

• tricenarian

• quadragenarian

• quinquagenarian

• septuagenarian

• octogenarian

• nonagenarian

• centenarian

Source: Wiktionary


Sex`a*ge*na"ri*an, n. Etym: [See Sexagenary.]

Definition: A person who is sixty years old.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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