SEPTUAGENARIAN


Meaning of SEPTUAGENARIAN in English

n.

Pronunciation: ( ˌ )sep- ˌ tü- ə -j ə - ' ner- ē - ə n, - ˌ tyü-, - ˌ chü-

Function: noun

Etymology: Late Latin septuagenarius seventy years old, from Latin, of or containing seventy, from septuageni seventy each, from septuaginta

Date: 1805

: a person whose age is in the seventies

– septuagenarian adjective

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