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Centenarian   /sˌɛntənˈɛriən/   Listen
Centenarian

noun
1.
Someone who is at least 100 years old.





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"Centenarian" Quotes from Famous Books



... your speculations—from the negro centenarian, who didn't nurse General Washington, down to the Bearded Woman of Genoa—there was not one which required the exercise of so much humbuggery as the Jenny Lind concerts; and I verily believe there is no man living, other than yourself, ...
— A Unique Story of a Marvellous Career. Life of Hon. Phineas T. • Joel Benton
... in my tent, which is to be shared with Anthony when he arrives. I feel years older than when we started this morning. Middle age seems to have overtaken me. If I keep on at this rate, shall be a centenarian by the time we get back ...
— It Happened in Egypt • C. N. Williamson & A. M. Williamson
... to sit in the shade of the centenarian plane- trees, whose intertwining branches overarched the entire square like the nave of a cathedral. The autumn sun cast a dull glow on the walls of the houses round about, and shed golden rings through the thick foliage on the ...
— Men in War • Andreas Latzko


Words linked to "Centenarian" :   senior citizen, old person, oldster, old, golden ager


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