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- noun Plural form of
centenarian .
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Examples
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Besides this, fratries of people over 95 years old and a bank of centenarians is an inestimable resource for the Foundation Jean Dausset-CEPH.
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Improving activities of daily living in Danish centenarians - but only in women: a comparative study of two birth cohorts born in 1895 and 1905
Naturejobs - All Jobs James W. Vaupel 2010
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This week I decided to explore the "centenarians" - people living to be over 100 years old, for clues to resiliency and joie de vivre.
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The researchers collected and analyzed lifetime medical histories, ages and causes of death for 119 canine "centenarians" - exceptionally long-lived Rottweiler dogs living in the United States and Canada that survived to 13 years, which is 30 percent longer than average Rottweilers.
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They're called centenarians, Bill, you know that term?
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The centenarians are the most rapidly growing age cohort.
OpEdNews 2010
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Apparently so-called centenarians are not just impressive people but potential video gamers.
Kotaku Stephen Totilo 2010
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The organization says it has received several claims from potential Brazilian "super centenarians," but none were ratified because of a lack of evidence and documentation.
114-Year-Old Brazilian Woman Named World's Oldest Person 2011
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The organization says it has received several claims from potential Brazilian "super centenarians," but none were ratified because of a lack of evidence and documentation.
114-Year-Old Brazilian Woman Named World's Oldest Person 2011
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When you are dealing routinely with centenarians – Anchor's oldest resident is 111 – you are unfazed by forecasts like last week's government projections that one in four of today's children will live past 100.
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