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octogenary

adjective
oc·​tog·​e·​nary | \ (ˈ)äk¦täjəˌnerÄ“\

Definition of octogenary

1 : octogenarian
2 : based on the number 80

History and Etymology for octogenary

Latin octogenarius containing or consisting of eighty, from octogeni eighty each (from octoginta eighty, from octo eight + -ginta —akin to Latin -ginti in viginti twenty) + -arius -ary

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