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- Dictionarycentenarian/ˌsɛntɪˈnɛːrɪən/
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- 1. a person who is a hundred or more years old.
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A centenarian is a person who has reached the age of 100 years. Because life expectancies worldwide are below 100, the term is invariably associated with longevity. The United Nations in 2012 estimated that there were 316,600 living centenarians worldwide. As world population and life expectancy continue to increase, the number of centenarians is expected to increase substantially in the twenty-fi... Wikipedia