septuagenarian

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

septuagenarian

/ˌsɛptəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/ US
/ˌsɛptəwəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/ US
/ˌsɛpt͡ʃəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/ US
/ˌsɛpt͡ʃəwəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/ US
/ˌsɛptjʊəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/ UK
/ˌsɛpt͡ʃəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/ UK
/ˌsɛpt͡ʃʊəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/ UK

Where it comes from

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”).

noun septuagenarians

Synonym of seventysomething: a person between 70 and 79 years old. Mary Moon, she's a vegetarian. Mary Moon, Mary Moon, Mary Moon. Mary Moon, who will outlive all the septuagenarians.
Similar: seventysomething

adjective

not comparable Of or related to seventysomethings.
Similar: septuagenary

Translations

Every language

adj Of or related to people between 70 and 79 years of age

中文	古稀 gǔxī
Português	septuagenário

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"septuagenarian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/septuagenarian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

septuagenarian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/septuagenarian

Chicago

"septuagenarian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/septuagenarian.

BibTeX

@misc{septuagenarian_2026,
  title = {septuagenarian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/septuagenarian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}