semisupercentenarian

English

Etymology

From semi- (half) + supercentenarian (110-year old), q.v.

Noun

semisupercentenarian (plural semisupercentenarians)

  1. (uncommon) A person between 105 and 109 years old.
    • Stacy L. Andersen et al. (2012 January 4) “Health Span Approximates Life Span Among Many Supercentenarians: Compression of Morbidity at the Approximate Limit of Life Span”, in The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, volume 67A, number 4:We analyze the relationship between age of survival, morbidity, and disability among centenarians (age 100–104 years), semisupercentenarians (age 105–109 years), and supercentenarians (age 110–119 years).

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