septuagenarian

septuagenarian
Synonyms and related words:
Father Time, L, Methuselah, Nestor, Old Paar, Sexagesima, boxcar, boxcars, centenarian, dotard, dozen, duodecimo, eighty, elder, eleven, fifteen, fifty, five and twenty, fortnight, forty, four and twenty, fourscore, fourscore and ten, fourteen, gaffer, geezer, golden-ager, gramps, grandfather, grandsire, graybeard, half a hundred, long dozen, ninety, nonagenarian, octogenarian, old chap, old codger, old dog, old duffer, old geezer, old gent, old gentleman, old man, old party, old-timer, older, oldster, pantaloon, patriarch, presbyter, quindecennial, quindecim, quindecima, quindene, score, senior citizen, seventy, sexagenarian, sexagenary, sexagesimo-quarto, sixteen, sixteenmo, sixty, sixty-four, sixty-fourmo, teens, the quiet-voiced elders, thirteen, thirty-two, thirty-twomo, threescore, threescore and ten, twelve, twelvemo, twenty, twenty-five, twenty-four, twenty-fourmo, two dozen, two weeks, twoscore, venerable sir, veteran

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  • Septuagenarian — Sep tu*a*ge*na ri*an, n. A person who is seventy years of age; a septuagenary. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • septuagenarian — (adj.) seventy year old, 1793, from L. septuagenarius containing seventy, from septuageni seventy each, related to septuaginta seventy (see SEPTUAGINT (Cf. Septuagint)). Noun meaning a 70 year old person first recorded 1805 …   Etymology dictionary

  • septuagenarian — ► NOUN ▪ a person who is between 70 and 79 years old. ORIGIN Latin septuagenarius, from septuaginta seventy …   English terms dictionary

  • septuagenarian — [sep΄to͞o ə jə ner′ē ən, sep΄tyo͞oə jə ner′ē ən] adj. [< LL (homo) septuagenarius, (man) of seventy (< L septuageni, seventy each < septuaginta, seventy) + AN] 70 years old, or between the ages of 70 and 80 n. a person of this age …   English World dictionary

  • septuagenarian — [[t]se̱ptʃuəʤɪne͟əriən[/t]] septuagenarians N COUNT: oft N n A septuagenarian is a person between 70 and 79 years old. [FORMAL] ...septuagenarian author Mary Wesley …   English dictionary

  • septuagenarian — UK [ˌseptjuədʒəˈneərɪən] / US [ˌseptuədʒəˈnerɪən] noun [countable] Word forms septuagenarian : singular septuagenarian plural septuagenarians someone who is between 70 and 79 years old …   English dictionary

  • septuagenarian — noun Etymology: Late Latin septuagenarius seventy years old, from Latin, of or containing seventy, from septuageni seventy each, from septuaginta Date: 1805 a person whose age is in the seventies • septuagenarian adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • septuagenarian — /sep chooh euh jeuh nair ee euhn, tooh , tyooh /, adj. 1. of the age of 70 years or between 70 and 80 years old. n. 2. a septuagenarian person. [1705 15; < L septuagenari(us) (see SEPTUAGENARY) + AN] * * * …   Universalium

  • septuagenarian — sep•tu•a•ge•nar•i•an [[t]ˌsɛp tʃu ə dʒəˈnɛər i ən, tu , tyu [/t]] adj. 1) of the age of 70 or between 70 and 80 2) a septuagenarian person • Etymology: 1705–15; < L septuāgēnāri(us) (septuāgēn(ī) seventy each, distributive of septuāgintā… …   From formal English to slang

  • septuagenarian — /ˌsɛptʃuədʒəˈnɛəriən/ (say .sepchoohuhjuh nairreeuhn) adjective 1. of the age of 70 years, or between 70 and 80 years old. –noun 2. a septuagenarian person. Also, Rare, septuagenary /ˌsɛptʃuəˈdʒɛnəri/ (say .sepchoohuh jenuhree) …  

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