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Definition of Nonagenarian
1. Noun. Someone whose age is in the nineties.
2. Adjective. Being from 90 to 99 years old. "The nonagenarian inhabitants of the nursing home"
Definition of Nonagenarian
1. n. A person ninety years old.
Definition of Nonagenarian
1. Noun. One who is between the age of 90 and 99, inclusive. One who is in his or her tenth decade. ¹
2. Adjective. Being between the age of 90 and 99, inclusive. In one's tenth decade. ¹
3. Adjective. Of or relating to a nonagenarian. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nonagenarian
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonagenarian
Literary usage of Nonagenarian
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of by Chetham Society (1867)
"Recollections of a nonagenarian* THE personal reminiscences of those who in the
decline of years preserve, even to a very advanced age, a clear and vigorous ..."
2. Life of Lord Byron: With His Letters and Journals by George Gordon Byron Byron, Thomas Moore (1851)
"DE LUC,TBE nonagenarian. VISIT TO THE MANFRINI PALACE. PAINTING. — A DAY AT
FLORENCE : THB GALLERIES ; THE MEDICI CHAPEL ; SANTA CROCE. ..."
3. Thoughts and Experiences in and Out of School by John Bradley Peaslee (1899)
"REMARKS OF A nonagenarian Here, I desire to call your attention to the remarks
of Mrs. Elizabeth Gale,- of Mt. Healthy, O., as they present the subject of ..."
4. Antoinette Sterling and Other Celebrities: Stories and Impressions of by Malcolm Sterling Mackinlay (1906)
"... CHAPTER X LESSONS WITH A nonagenarian TT was in the May of, l^at my mother
took me up to see her old master, in order that he might give his decision as ..."
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