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Methuselah

met·hu·se·lah

US/mʌˈθjuzʌlʌ/ rare

noun

1.

(Old Testament) a patriarch (grandfather of Noah) who is said to have lived 969 years

2.

a man who is very old

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Origin

From Biblical Hebrew מְתוּשֶׁלַח (Məṯûšelaḥ), also spelled מְתוּשָׁלַח (Məṯûšālaḥ). The planet's name stems from the fact that, at the time of its discovery in 2003, it was the oldest known planet.

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