How to pronounce sexagenarian
American English pronunciation
sek-suh-juh-NAIR-ee-un
- IPA
- /ˌsɛksədʒəˈnɛɹiən/
- Syllables
- sek · suh · juh · NAIR · ee · un (6 syllables, stress on the 4th)
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What sexagenarian means
A person who is in their sixties
In a sentence: The sexagenarian runner finished the race ahead of many people half her age.
Where it comes from: It comes from Latin sexagenarius, holding sixty, from sexaginta, sixty.
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