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septuagenarian definition

sep·tua·genar·ian (sep′to̵̅o̅ ə jə ner′ē ən, -tyo̵̅o̅-)

adjective

70 years old, or between the ages of 70 and 80

Etymology: < LL (homo) septuagenarius, (man) of seventy (< L septuageni, seventy each < septuaginta, seventy) + -an

noun

a person of this age

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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