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septuagenary

/ˌsɛpt͡ʃəd͡ʒɛnəri/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sep-tu-a-ge-nary
IPA
/ˌsɛpt͡ʃəd͡ʒɛnəri/
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or related to the number seventy, particularly

Archaic

adj

Of or related to the number seventy, particularly

Archaic

noun

Synonym of septuagenarian: a seventy-year-old.

Archaic

Etymology

From Latin septuāgēnārius (“containing 70”) either directly or via French septuagénaire, from Latin septuāgēnus (“70 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from septuāgintā (“seven tens, 70”). Cognate with septuagenarian.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: septuāgēnārius, septuagénaire, septuāgēnus

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌsɛpt͡ʃəd͡ʒɛnəri/
  • British English: /ˌsɛptjʊəˈdʒiːnri/

Usage

Inflected Forms

septuagenaries (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

unary binary ternary trinary tetranary quintenary hexanary septenary

Synonyms

septuagenarian

Questions

How do you pronounce septuagenary?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsɛpt͡ʃəd͡ʒɛnəri/.
What does septuagenary mean?
Of or related to the number seventy, particularly
Where does septuagenary come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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