Meanings
- archaicnot comparableOf or related to the number seventy, particularly
- archaicnot comparableSynonym of septuagenarian: lasting or aged seventy years; seventy-year-old.
Synonyms: septuagenarian
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSynonym of septuagenarian: lasting or aged seventy years; seventy-year-old.
nounSynonym of septuagenarian: a seventy-year-old.
Origin
- Latinseptuāgēnus“70 each”
- Frenchseptuagénaire
- Latinseptuāgēnārius“containing 70”
- Englishseptuagenary
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.
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