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septuagenarian

sep·tua·ge·narian

UK/ˌsɛptjʊəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/ US/ˌsɛptəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/ uncommon

noun

1.

someone whose age is in the seventies

Origin

From Latin septuagenarius (“containing 70”) + -an (suffix forming adjectives and representative nouns), either directly or via French septuagénaire, from Latin septuagenus (“70 each”) + -arius (“-ary”), from Latin septuāginta (“seven tens, 70”).

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