| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| septuagenarian |
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| SYLLABICATION: | sep·tu·a·ge·nar·i·an |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  s p t - -j-nâr  -n, -ty-, -ch- |
| NOUN: | A person who is 70 years old or between the ages of 70 and 80. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. Being 70 years old or between the ages of 70 and 80. 2. Of or relating to a septuagenarian. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Latin septu gnrius, of the number seventy, from septugn , seventy each, from septugint, seventy. See Septuagint.
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