🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

nonagenário

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nonagenário

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Nonagenarian/ˌnɒn.əˈdʒɛn.ər.i.ən/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O nonagenário compartilhou suas memórias."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who is between 90 and 99 years old.

    "The nonagenarian celebrated her birthday with family and friends."
  2. 2

    A person who has reached the age of ninety.

    "Many nonagenarians are active and engaged in their communities."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'nonagenarian' derives from the Latin 'nonagenarius', meaning 'of ninety years', which is composed of 'nonaginta' (ninety) and the suffix '-arius' (pertaining to). It entered English in the late 19th century, reflecting a growing interest in demographic studies and age-related terminology.

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