Correct option is D
Option (d) is the
correctly spelt word.
Correct spelling is: “
octogenarian” — meaning
a person who is from 80 to 89 years old; someone in their eighties (अस्सी वर्ष का/की व्यक्ति; अस्सी के दशक का व्यक्ति). The term comes from Latin
octogenarius.
Example:
The
octogenarian
writer received a lifetime achievement award.
Meanings of all the given options:
· (a)
octoganarian — Incorrect spelling intended for
octogenarian (गलत वर्तनी).
· (b)
octigenarian — Incorrect spelling intended for
octogenarian (गलत वर्तनी).
· (c)
octgenarian — Incorrect spelling intended for
octogenarian (गलत वर्तनी).
· (d)
octogenarian — Correct: a person aged 80–89 (अस्सी-वर्षीय).
Same-word spelling note (parts of speech):
Octogenarian functions as
both a noun and an adjective.
·
Noun:
He is an octogenarian.
·
Adjective:
An octogenarian athlete finished the race.