septuagenary
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English
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.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsɛpt͡ʃəd͡ʒɛnəri/, /ˌsɛpt͡ʃəwəˈd͡ʒɛnəri/, /ˈsɛpt͡ʃəd͡ʒəˌnɛri/, /ˈsɛpt͡ʃəwəd͡ʒəˌnɛri/, /ˌsɛpt͡ʃʊˈæd͡ʒəˌnɛri/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsɛptjʊəˈdʒiːnri/, /ˌsɛptjʊəˈdʒiːnəri/, /ˌsɛptjʊəˈdʒɛnri/, /ˌsɛptjʊəˈdʒɛnəri/, /ˌsɛptʃʊəˈdʒiːnri/, /ˌsɛptʃʊəˈdʒiːnəri/, /ˌsɛptʃʊəˈdʒɛnri/, /ˌsɛptʃʊəˈdʒɛnəri/
Adjective
septuagenary (not comparable)
- (now rare) Of or related to the number seventy, particularly
- Coordinate terms: unary, binary, ternary, trinary, tetranary, quintenary, hexanary, septenary, octonary, nonary, decenary, vicenary, tricenary, quadragenary, quinquagenary, semicentenary, sexagenary, octogenary, nonagenary, centenary, millenary
Noun
septuagenary (plural septuagenaries)
- (now rare) Synonym of septuagenarian: a seventy-year-old.
References
- “septuagenary, adj. and n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022. - “septuagenary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
