supercentenarian
noun
su·per·cen·te·nar·i·an
ˈsü-pər-ˌsen-tə-ˈner-ē-ən 
-ˈne-rē-
: a person who is 110 years old or older
Reports of supercentenarians living well beyond 110 are often suspect because of the lack of reliable birth records.—
Karen G. Jackovich
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So this would presumably provide additional depth and information beyond just studying supercentenarians.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Aug. 2022
Born in California on March 4, 1907, Morera is a supercentenarian who now lives in Spain.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2023
Hendricks was a supercentenarian, a person who lives past 110.
—Francesca Block, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2023
The Iowa supercentenarian turned 115 on November 7, according to CNN affiliate KCCI.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 12 Nov. 2022
American supercentenarian Susannah Mushatt Jones, who lived to be 116, never missed her daily ritual of four strips of bacon.
—Marc Agronin, WSJ, 14 Nov. 2022
Tanaka's great-granddaughter Junko Tanaka set up a Twitter account in January 2020 to celebrate the supercentenarian's life.
—Emiko Jozuka, CNN, 25 Apr. 2022
According to the Omaha World-Herald, the supercentenarian married her husband Bill in 1924.
—Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com, 21 Jan. 2022
IEEE Spectrum, 3 Aug. 2022
Born in California on March 4, 1907, Morera is a supercentenarian who now lives in Spain.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2023
Hendricks was a supercentenarian, a person who lives past 110.
—Francesca Block, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2023
The Iowa supercentenarian turned 115 on November 7, according to CNN affiliate KCCI.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 12 Nov. 2022
American supercentenarian Susannah Mushatt Jones, who lived to be 116, never missed her daily ritual of four strips of bacon.
—Marc Agronin, WSJ, 14 Nov. 2022
Tanaka's great-granddaughter Junko Tanaka set up a Twitter account in January 2020 to celebrate the supercentenarian's life.
—Emiko Jozuka, CNN, 25 Apr. 2022
According to the Omaha World-Herald, the supercentenarian married her husband Bill in 1924.
—Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com, 21 Jan. 2022
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“Supercentenarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supercentenarian. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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