septuagenary en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌsɛptjʊəˈdʒɛnri/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌsɛptjʊəˈdʒiːnri/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈsɛpt͡ʃəd͡ʒəˌnɛri/ (General-American)
- /ˌsɛptjʊəˈdʒiːnəri/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌsɛptʃʊəˈdʒɛnri/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌsɛpt͡ʃəd͡ʒɛnəri/ (General-American)
- /ˌsɛptʃʊəˈdʒɛnəri/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌsɛptjʊəˈdʒɛnəri/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌsɛptʃʊəˈdʒiːnri/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌsɛpt͡ʃʊˈæd͡ʒəˌnɛri/ (General-American)
- /ˈsɛpt͡ʃəwəd͡ʒəˌnɛri/ (General-American)
- /ˌsɛpt͡ʃəwəˈd͡ʒɛnəri/ (General-American)
- /ˌsɛptʃʊəˈdʒiːnəri/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
- (archaic, not-comparable) Of or related to the number seventy, particularly
- (archaic, not-comparable) Of or related to the number seventy, particularly ▸ Synonym of septuagenarian: lasting or aged seventy years; seventy-year-old.
Coordinates
binary · sexagenary · vicenary · octogenary · octonary · tetranary · quinquagenary · unary · semicentenary · quintenary · quadragenary · tricenary · octogenary · septenary · decenary · hexanary · octonary · decenary · semicentenary · tricenary · septenary · unary · quinquagenary · tetranary · sexagenary · ternary · binary · ternary · trinary · nonary · quadragenary · trinary · hexanary · quintenary · vicenary · nonary