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Definition of nonagenarian noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

nonagenarian

noun
 
/ˌnɒnədʒəˈneəriən/,
 
/ˌnəʊnədʒəˈneəriən/
 
/ˌnəʊnədʒəˈneriən/,
 
/ˌnɑːnədʒəˈneriən/
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  1. a person who is between 90 and 99 years old
    Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Latin nonagenarius (based on nonaginta ‘ninety’) + -an.
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