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Definition of octogenarian
: a person whose age is in the eighties The octogenarian uses a cane for walking.
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Yes, there have been a number of octogenarians who have served as leaders of other countries.
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For more than half a century, the Saudi throne has been passed down between the increasingly aging sons of state founder Abdulaziz Ibn Saud – transferring power between septuagenarians and octogenarians.
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Octogenarians, teenagers, amputees and even a blind man have reached the top of the world.
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Some have done it without oxygen. Octogenarians, teenagers, amputees and even a blind man have reached the top of the world.
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So let Biden be an inspiration to octogenarians everywhere and start the campaigning in New Hampshire.
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Carl Icahn Rounding out Mr. Trump’s roster of wealthy octogenarians is this 81-year-old corporate raider and real estate mogul, who occupies perhaps the most respected perch in the president’s circle of businessmen buddies.
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Many brought their charges—disabled veterans in wheelchairs, children with down syndrome, octogenarians pushing walkers.
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The octogenarians who have pictures of Hillary Clinton under their toilet-bowl covers—
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Origin and Etymology of octogenarian
Latin octogenarius containing eighty, from octogeni eighty each, from octoginta eighty, from octo eight + -ginta (akin to viginti twenty) — more at vigesimal
OCTOGENARIAN Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of octogenarian for English Language Learners
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: a person who is between 80 and 89 years old
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oc·to·ge·nar·i·an
\ˌäk-tə-jə-ˈner-ē-ən\
Medical Definition of octogenarian
: a person whose age is in the eighties
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