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septuagenary

US:USA pronunciation: respelling(sep′cho̅o̅ ajə ner′ē, -to̅o̅-, -tyo̅o̅- or, esp. Brit., -cho̅o̅ ə jēnə rē)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sep•tu•ag•e•nar•y  (sep′cho̅o̅ ajə ner′ē, -to̅o̅-, -tyo̅o̅- or, esp. Brit., -cho̅o̅ ə jēnə rē),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -nar•ies. 
  1. septuagenarian.
  • Latin septuāgēnārius, equivalent. to septuāgēn(ī) seventy each (distributive of septuāgintā seventy) + -ārius -ary
  • 1595–1605

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