Definitions
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- noun rare Someone or something of 150 years of age, or between 150 and 159 (in its sixteenth decade of life or existence)
Etymologies
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sesqui- + centenarian
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Examples
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While he may have set his sights on Ann, his constant exercising, vitamin supplements, and urge to be the planet's first sesquicentenarian only highlight his vanity, vapidity and insouciance for all things Pawnee.
Hulu.com: Parks and Recreation: A Who's Who of Pawnee's Finest Bureaucrats Hulu.com 2011
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While he may have set his sights on Ann, his constant exercising, vitamin supplements, and urge to be the planet's first sesquicentenarian only highlight his vanity, vapidity and insouciance for all things Pawnee.
Hulu.com: Parks and Recreation: A Who's Who of Pawnee's Finest Bureaucrats Hulu.com 2011
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