How do you pronounce septuagenarian?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsɛptəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/.

septuagenarian

/ˌsɛptəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables: sep-tu-a-ge-nar-i-an
IPA: /ˌsɛptəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/

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Meaning

noun

Synonym of seventysomething: a person between 70 and 79 years old.

adj

Of or related to seventysomethings.

Example Sentences

"Mary Moon, she's a vegetarian. Mary Moon, Mary Moon, Mary Moon. Mary Moon, who will outlive all the septuagenarians."
"For a ley hunter, local people – particularly the elderly – can be mines of information. Devereux and Thomson recount how they asked a septuagenarian in a remote village the location of an elusive stone, without mentioning the subject of leys: […]"
"“Let Them All Talk” is as breezy as an ocean cruise (pre-Covid), and mostly a welcome excuse to enjoy its three septuagenarian leads – Meryl Streep, Candice Bergen and Dianne Wiest – as they banter their way across the Atlantic."

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: septuagenarius, septuagénaire, septuagenus, septuāginta

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌsɛptəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/
British English: /ˌsɛptjʊəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/

Inflected Forms

septuagenarians (plural)

Derived Forms

septuagenarianism

Frequently Paired Words

vicenarian tricenarian quadragenarian quinquagenarian semicentenarian hexagenarian sexagenarian octogenarian

Synonyms

seventysomething septuagenary

Rhymes With

humanitarian bulgarian marion hungarian authoritarian marian barbarian sectarian totalitarian agrarian veterinarian bavarian