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septuagenarian

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/ˌsɛptəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/
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/ˌsɛptəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/ · /ˌsɛptəwəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/ · /ˌsɛpt͡ʃəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/ · /ˌsɛpt͡ʃəwəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/ · /ˌsɛptjʊəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/ · /ˌsɛpt͡ʃəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/ · /ˌsɛpt͡ʃʊəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/

Definition of septuagenarian

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Synonym of seventysomething: a person between 70 and 79 years old.
    “Mary Moon, she's a vegetarian. Mary Moon, Mary Moon, Mary Moon. Mary Moon, who will outlive all the septuagenarians.”
    “For a ley hunter, local people – particularly the elderly – can be mines of information. Devereux and Thomson recount how they asked a septuagenarian in a remote village the location of an elusive stone, without mentioning the subject of leys: […]”
    ““Let Them All Talk” is as breezy as an ocean cruise (pre-Covid), and mostly a welcome excuse to enjoy its three septuagenarian leads – Meryl Streep, Candice Bergen and Dianne Wiest – as they banter their way across the Atlantic.”
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noun

  1. Synonym of seventysomething: a person between 70 and 79 years old.
    “Mary Moon, she's a vegetarian. Mary Moon, Mary Moon, Mary Moon. Mary Moon, who will outlive all the septuagenarians.”
    “For a ley hunter, local people – particularly the elderly – can be mines of information. Devereux and Thomson recount how they asked a septuagenarian in a remote village the location of an elusive stone, without mentioning the subject of leys: […]”
    ““Let Them All Talk” is as breezy as an ocean cruise (pre-Covid), and mostly a welcome excuse to enjoy its three septuagenarian leads – Meryl Streep, Candice Bergen and Dianne Wiest – as they banter their way across the Atlantic.”

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of or related to seventysomethings.

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Etymology

From Latin septuagenarius (“containing 70”) + -an (suffix forming adjectives and representative nouns), either directly or via French septuagénaire, from Latin septuagenus (“70 each”) + -arius (“-ary”), from Latin septuāginta (“seven tens, 70”).

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