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septuagenary

UK/ˌsɛptjʊəˈdʒiːnri/US/ˌsɛpt͡ʃəd͡ʒɛnəri/

septuagenary adjective: of or related to the number seventy, particularly.

Adjective

septuagenary (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Of or related to the number seventy, particularly
    1. (archaic) Synonym of septuagenarian: lasting or aged seventy years; seventy-year-old.

Noun

septuagenary (plural septuagenaries)

  1. (archaic) Synonym of septuagenarian: a seventy-year-old.
    Synonyms:
    septuagenarian

septuagenary meaning in Tamil

septuagenary in Tamil

எழுபது சார்ந்த

Synonyms of septuagenary

Forms of septuagenary

pluralseptuagenaries

Origin of septuagenary

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.

Questions about septuagenary

What does septuagenary mean?
Septuagenary means of or related to the number seventy, particularly.
What is septuagenary in Tamil?
Septuagenary in Tamil is எழுபது சார்ந்த. See Septuagenary meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is septuagenary?
Septuagenary can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce septuagenary?
Septuagenary is pronounced /ˌsɛpt͡ʃəd͡ʒɛnəri/ (US).

Words near septuagenary in the dictionary

  1. septua-
  2. septuagenarian
  3. septuagenarianism
  4. septuagenarians
  5. septuagenaries
  6. septuagenary
  7. Septuagesima
  8. Septuagesimae
  9. septuagesimal
  10. septuagint
  11. Septuagintal

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Adapted from Wiktionary: septuagenary (page history and authors); septuagenary (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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