SEPTUAGENARIAN

septuagenarian

(noun) someone whose age is in the seventies

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

septuagenarian (not comparable)

Being between the age of 70 and 79, inclusive. In one's eighth decade.

Of or relating to a septuagenarian.

Noun

septuagenarian (plural septuagenarians)

One who is between the age of 70 and 79, inclusive.

Coordinate terms

• vicenarian

• tricenarian

• quadragenarian

• quinquagenarian

• sexagenarian

• octogenarian

• nonagenarian

• centenarian

Source: Wiktionary


Sep`tu*a*ge*na"ri*an, n.

Definition: A person who is seventy years of age; a septuagenary.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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