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adj
Of or related to the number seventy, particularly
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, not-comparable
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adj
Of or related to the number seventy, particularly
Synonym of septuagenarian: lasting or aged seventy years; seventy-year-old.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, not-comparable
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Synonyms: septuagenarian
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noun
Synonym of septuagenarian: a seventy-year-old.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Synonyms: septuagenarian
Antonyms: none provided
History
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.
