Complete Definition of "sexagenarian"

English

Etymology
From Latin sexaginta, meaning "sixty"

Noun
sexagenarian (plural sexagenarians)

  1. A person who is 60 years old or between the ages of 60 and 69.

Adjective
sexagenary (the noun as a modifier; no comparative or superlative)

  1. Being 60 years old or between the ages of 60 and 70. In one's seventh decade.
  2. Of or relating to a sexagenarian.

Related terms
vicenarian
tricenarian
quadragenarian
quinquagenarian
septuagenarian
octogenarian
nonagenarian
centenarian

Category:Latin derivations
Category:Age

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