SEPTUAGENARY

Etymology

Adjective

septuagenary (not comparable)

Consisting of seventy.

Seventy years old.

Noun

septuagenary (plural septuagenaries)

A septuagenarian.

Source: Wiktionary


Sep`tu*ag"e*na*ry, a. Etym: [L. septuagenarius, fr. septuageny seventy each; akin to septuaginta seventy, septem seven. See Seven.]

Definition: Consisting of seventy; also, seventy years old.

– n.

Definition: A septuagenarian.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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