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Webster 1913 Edition

Septuagenary

Sepˊtu-ag′e-na-ry

,
Adj.
[L.
septuagenarius
, fr.
septuageny
seventy each; akin to
septuaginta
seventy,
septem
seven. See
Seven
.]
Consisting of seventy; also, seventy years old.
–
Noun.
A septuagenarian.

Webster 1828 Edition

Septuagenary

SEPTUAG'ENARY

,
Adj.
[L. septuagenarius, from septuaginta, seventy.] Consisting of seventy.

SEPTUAG'ENARY

,
Noun.
A person seventy years of age.

Definition 2024

septuagenary

septuagenary

English

Adjective

septuagenary ‎(not comparable)

  1. Consisting of seventy; seventy years old.

Noun

septuagenary ‎(plural septuagenaries)

  1. A septuagenarian.

Etymology

Latin septuagenarius, from septuageny seventy each; akin to septuaginta seventy, septem seven. See seven.

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