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- Dictionarysexagenarian/ˌsɛksədʒɪˈnɛːrɪən/
noun
- 1. a person who is between 60 and 69 years old.
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noun. sex· a· ge· nar· i· an ˌsek-sə-jə-ˈner-ē-ən. Synonyms of sexagenarian. : a person whose age is in the sixties. sexagenarian adjective. Examples of sexagenarian in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web. These examples are automatically compiled from online sources to illustrate current usage.
sexagenarian. noun [ C ] uk / ˌsek.sə.dʒəˈneə.ri.ən / us / ˌsek.sə.dʒəˈner.i.ən / Add to word list Add to word list. a person who is between 60 and 69 years old. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. The elderly. advanced. advancing. aged. ageism. crock. gaffer. geriatrics. gerontological. gerontologist. gerontology. golden oldie. infirmity.
A sexagenarian is someone in their 60s (60 to 69 years old), or someone who is 60 years old. Sexagenarian can also be used as an adjective to describe someone in their 60s, as in Our audience is mostly made up of sexagenarian women, or things related to such a person, as in I have entered my sexagenarian years.
noun. 1. a person from 60 to 69 years old. adjective. 2. being from 60 to 69 years old. 3. of or relating to a sexagenarian. Collins English Dictionary.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word sexagenarian. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Definition of sexagenarian noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. someone whose age is in the sixties. see more see less. type of: golden ager, old person, oldster, senior citizen. an elderly person. adjective. being from 60 to 69 years old. “the sexagenarian population is growing”.
Oct 26, 2024 · sexagenarian (plural sexagenarians) Synonym of sixtysomething: a person between 60 and 69 years old.
sex·a·ge·nar·i·an. (sĕk′sə-jə-nâr′ē-ən) n. A person who is 60 years old or between the ages of 60 and 70. adj. 1. Being 60 years old or between the ages of 60 and 70. 2. Of or relating to a sexagenarian.
A person between 60 and 69 is called a sexagenarian. A person between 70 and 79 is called a septuagenarian. A person between 80 and 89 is called an octogenarian.
