centenarian
adjective
No English definition recorded for this entry.
L335229 on Wikidata ↗noun
- person over 100 years old
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌsɛnəˈnɛɹiən/ / /ˌsɛntəˈnɛɹiən/ / /ˌsɛntəˈnɛːrɪən/
adj
Etymology: From Latin centēnārius + -an, equivalent to centenary (“100 year, 100th anniversary”) + -an (“person”).
- Aged 100 years or more; extremely old.
- Of or relating to centenarians or a centenary celebration.
noun
Etymology: From Latin centēnārius + -an, equivalent to centenary (“100 year, 100th anniversary”) + -an (“person”).
- 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.”