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septuagenary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or related to the number seventy, particularly
  2. Synonym of septuagenarian: lasting or aged seventy years; seventy-year-old.
noun
  1. Synonym of septuagenarian: a seventy-year-old.

Pronunciation

/ˌsɛpt͡ʃəd͡ʒɛnəri/ /ˌsɛpt͡ʃəwəˈd͡ʒɛnəri/ /ˈsɛpt͡ʃəd͡ʒəˌnɛri/ /ˈsɛpt͡ʃəwəd͡ʒəˌnɛri/ /ˌsɛpt͡ʃʊˈæd͡ʒəˌnɛri/ /ˌsɛptjʊəˈdʒiːnri/ /ˌsɛptjʊəˈdʒiːnəri/ /ˌsɛptjʊəˈdʒɛnri/ /ˌsɛptjʊəˈdʒɛnəri/ /ˌsɛptʃʊəˈdʒiːnri/ /ˌsɛptʃʊəˈdʒiːnəri/ /ˌsɛptʃʊəˈdʒɛnri/ /ˌsɛptʃʊəˈdʒɛnəri/

Word forms

septuagenary septuagenaries

Etymology

From Latin septuāgēnārius (“containing 70”) either directly or via French septuagénaire, from Latin septuāgēnus (“70 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from septuāgintā (“seven tens, 70”). Cognate with septuagenarian.

Synonyms

septuagenarian
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