Octogenarian

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/ɑktədʒɪnˈɛriːən/ · ऑक्टजिनेअरिअन

Meaning

A person between eighty and eighty nine years old

हिंदी अर्थ

अस्सी से नवासी वर्ष का व्यक्ति

Example sentences

The octogenarian still walks two kilometres daily.

An octogenarian opened the new wing.

Daily use: Octogenarian ab bhi do km chalte hain.

Word forms
Octogenarian nOctogenarian adj
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OCTO = आठ, जैसे octopus (आठ भुजाएँ) और octagon में। Octogenarian = अस्सी के दशक वाला, यानी 80 से 89 साल का व्यक्ति।

OCTO means eight, as in octopus (eight arms) and octagon. An octogenarian is in the eighties: from eighty to eighty-nine years old.

Exam note

आयु परिवार: sexagenarian (60), septuagenarian (70), octogenarian (80), nonagenarian (90), centenarian (100)।

The age family is asked together: sexagenarian (60s), septuagenarian (70s), octogenarian (80s), nonagenarian (90s) and centenarian (100).

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