"septuagenarian" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌsɛptəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/ [General-American], /ˌsɛptəwəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/ [General-American], /ˌsɛpt͡ʃəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/ [General-American], /ˌsɛpt͡ʃəwəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/ [General-American], /ˌsɛptjʊəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌsɛptʃəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌsɛptʃʊəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-septuagenarian.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From Latin septuagenarius (“containing 70”) + -an (“forming adjectives and representative nouns”), either directly or via French septuagénaire, from Latin septuagenus (“70 each”) + -arius (“-ary”), from Latin septuāginta (“seven tens, 70”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|septuagenarius||containing 70}} Latin septuagenarius (“containing 70”), {{m|en|-an||forming adjectives and representative nouns}} -an (“forming adjectives and representative nouns”), {{der|en|fr|septuagénaire}} French septuagénaire, {{der|en|la|septuagenus||70 each}} Latin septuagenus (“70 each”), {{m|la|-arius||-ary}} -arius (“-ary”), {{der|en|la|septuāginta||seven tens, 70}} Latin septuāginta (“seven tens, 70”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} septuagenarian (not comparable)
  1. Of or related to seventysomethings. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Seventy Synonyms: septuagenary Translations (Of or related to people between 70 and 79 years of age): 古稀 (gǔxī) (Chinese Mandarin), hetvenes (éveiben járó) (Hungarian), hetvenvalahány éves (Hungarian), hetvenedik születésnapját betöltött (Hungarian), 70-nånting- (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-septuagenarian-en-adj-49JdHdq8 Disambiguation of Seventy: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sept-, English terms suffixed with -arian Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sept-: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -arian: 77 23

Noun

IPA: /ˌsɛptəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/ [General-American], /ˌsɛptəwəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/ [General-American], /ˌsɛpt͡ʃəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/ [General-American], /ˌsɛpt͡ʃəwəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/ [General-American], /ˌsɛptjʊəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌsɛptʃəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌsɛptʃʊəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-septuagenarian.wav [Southern-England] Forms: septuagenarians [plural]
Etymology: From Latin septuagenarius (“containing 70”) + -an (“forming adjectives and representative nouns”), either directly or via French septuagénaire, from Latin septuagenus (“70 each”) + -arius (“-ary”), from Latin septuāginta (“seven tens, 70”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|septuagenarius||containing 70}} Latin septuagenarius (“containing 70”), {{m|en|-an||forming adjectives and representative nouns}} -an (“forming adjectives and representative nouns”), {{der|en|fr|septuagénaire}} French septuagénaire, {{der|en|la|septuagenus||70 each}} Latin septuagenus (“70 each”), {{m|la|-arius||-ary}} -arius (“-ary”), {{der|en|la|septuāginta||seven tens, 70}} Latin septuāginta (“seven tens, 70”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} septuagenarian (plural septuagenarians)
  1. Synonym of seventysomething: a person between 70 and 79 years old. Categories (topical): Age, Gerontology, People, Seventy Synonyms: seventysomething [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-septuagenarian-en-noun-B4duIJul Disambiguation of Age: 35 65 Disambiguation of Gerontology: 30 70 Disambiguation of People: 37 63 Disambiguation of Seventy: 55 45 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with sept- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sept-: 48 52

Inflected forms

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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-septuagenarian.wav",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "septuagenarian"
}

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    "English terms borrowed from Latin",
    "English terms derived from French",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms prefixed with sept-",
    "English terms suffixed with -arian",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
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        "4": "",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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      "glosses": [
        "Of or related to seventysomethings."
      ],
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        [
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          "related"
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          "seventysomething"
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      "ipa": "/ˌsɛptəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌsɛptəwəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌsɛpt͡ʃəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌsɛpt͡ʃəwəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌsɛptjʊəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌsɛptʃəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌsɛptʃʊəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-septuagenarian.wav",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "word": "septuagenary"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "zh",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gǔxī",
      "sense": "Of or related to people between 70 and 79 years of age",
      "word": "古稀"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Of or related to people between 70 and 79 years of age",
      "word": "hetvenes (éveiben járó)"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Of or related to people between 70 and 79 years of age",
      "word": "hetvenvalahány éves"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Of or related to people between 70 and 79 years of age",
      "word": "hetvenedik születésnapját betöltött"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Of or related to people between 70 and 79 years of age",
      "word": "70-nånting-"
    }
  ],
  "word": "septuagenarian"
}

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