sexagenarian

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sexagenarian

/ˌsɛksəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/ US
/ˌsɛksəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/ UK

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From Latin sexāgēnārius (“containing 60”) + -an (forming adjectives and representative nouns), either directly or via French sexagénaire, from Latin sexāgēnus (“60 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from sexāgintā (“six tens, 60”).

noun sexagenarians

Synonym of sixtysomething: a person between 60 and 69 years old. Luxury hotels and travel planners must be licking their lips at the prospect that a significant portion of those new sexagenarians will want the trip of a lifetime (and hang the kids' inheritance…).
Similar: sixtysomething

adjective

not comparable Of or related to sixtysomethings.
Similar: sexagenary, hexagenarian

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adj Of or related to people between 60 and 69 years of age

Español	sexagenario, sesentón
한국어	60대 yuksipdae
日本語	六十代 rokujūdai
Português	sexagenário
Français	sexagénaire, soixantenaire
Deutsch	sechzigjährig

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@misc{sexagenarian_2026,
  title = {sexagenarian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sexagenarian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}