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词汇 nonagenarian
释义 nonagenarian
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌnɒn.ə.dʒəˈneə.ri.ən/ us /ˌnɑː.nə.dʒəˈner.i.ən/
a person who is between 90 and 99 years old九十多岁的人
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Describing age & birthdays
nonagenarian
adjective[ before noun ]
uk /ˌnɒn.ə.dʒəˈneə.ri.ən/ us /ˌnɑː.nə.dʒəˈner.i.ən/
relating to a nonagenarian:
He looks after the business affairs of his nonagenarian mother.
The nonagenarian artist creates the kind of sculptures that inhabit our nightmares.
It fills me with fury to see my nonagenarian grandmother outside her cottage, picking up litter.
Nonagenarian women sip powerful coffees while their great-grandchildren play on the little beach.
She fought for years to make sure she received some of the nonagenarian billionaire's fortune.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

The elderly
advanced
advancing
age
aged
ageism
crock
gaffer
geriatrics
gerontological
gerontologist
gerontology
golden oldie
infirmity
old-timer
oldie
pension fund
pensioner
rest home
the gray dollar
the grey market

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:


Describing age & birthdays

Examples of nonagenarian


nonagenarian
Self-rated health is on average somewhat lower among nonagenarians and centenarians, but the percentage reporting poor health is similar to that reported by octogenarians.
The findings also illustrate that the effect differed by age, for the relationship was significant for octogenarians and nonagenarians but insignificant for centenarians.
The survey aimed for equal numbers of men and women octogenarians and also for male and female nonagenarians, so therefore over-sampled extremely old individuals and men.
The nonagenarian study presents a more optimistic finding on this under-researched group : despite their often multiple medical problems, most hospitalised nonagenarians return directly to their previous living circumstances.
One was a new-born baby, and the other was a nonagenarian.
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Then we get the nonagenarian tenant with the son aged 40 running the farm in practice, and these are the cases where there is hardship.
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But no one thinks of a nonagenarian as having anything to spare.
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It may well be that there are many knowledgeable nonagenarian medical practitioners, but there can be an imbalance here.
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However, at the other end of the scale there may be a nonagenarian who qualifies for the full attendance allowance, who is very frail and who is incontinent.
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