centenarian
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centenarian
- /ˌsɛnəˈnɛɹiən/ US
- /ˌsɛntəˈnɛɹiən/ US
- /ˌsɛntəˈnɛːrɪən/ UK
Where it comes from
From Latin centēnārius + -an, equivalent to centenary (“100 year, 100th anniversary”) + -an (“person”).
noun centenarians
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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.
Similar: centenary, hundred-year-old, supercentenarian
adjective more centenarian · most centenarian
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Aged 100 years or more; extremely old.
Similar: hundred-year-old, centenary
- Of or relating to centenarians or a centenary celebration.
Translations
Every language
noun a 100-year-old person
| Español | centenario |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 백세인 baeksein |
| 日本語 | センテナリアン sentenarian, 百寿 hyakujū |
| 中文 | 人瑞 rénruì |
| हिन्दी | शतकवीर śatakvīr |
| Português | centenário |
| Français | centenaire |
| Deutsch | Hundertjährige, Hundertjähriger |
| Italiano | centenario |
| Ελληνικά | εκατονταετής ekatontaetís |
| Русский | столе́тний челове́к stolétnij čelovék, столе́тний stolétnij, долгожи́тель dolgožítelʹ, долгожи́тельница dolgožítelʹnica |
adj 100 years old or more
| Español | centenario |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | hundertjährig |
| Русский | столе́тний stolétnij |
adj of or relating to centenarians
| Español | centenario |
|---|
Talk about this word "centenarian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/centenarian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. centenarian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/centenarian "centenarian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/centenarian.Cite this
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title = {centenarian},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/centenarian},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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