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    Select the correctly spelt word.
    Question

    Select the correctly spelt word.

    A.

    octoganarian

    B.

    octigenarian

    C.

    octgenarian

    D.

    octogenarian

    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.

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