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centenarian

adjective

No English definition recorded for this entry.

L335229 on Wikidata ↗

noun

  1. person over 100 years old
L58182 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌsɛnəˈnɛɹiən/ / /ˌsɛntəˈnɛɹiən/ / /ˌsɛntəˈnɛːrɪən/

adj

Etymology: From Latin centēnārius + -an, equivalent to centenary (“100 year, 100th anniversary”) + -an (“person”).

  1. Aged 100 years or more; extremely old.
  2. Of or relating to centenarians or a centenary celebration.

noun

Etymology: From Latin centēnārius + -an, equivalent to centenary (“100 year, 100th anniversary”) + -an (“person”).

  1. One who or that which is at least 100 years old.

    The average age of these 203 centenarians was 102 years 5 months and 25 days.

    With an estimated worldwide population of some 40,000 centenarians, only 22 percent are male.