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septuagenarian
/ˌsɛptəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/
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What does septuagenarian mean?
noun
- Synonym of seventysomething: a person between 70 and 79 years old.
adjective
- Of or related to seventysomethings.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌsɛptəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/
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/ˌsɛptəwəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən//ˌsɛpt͡ʃəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən//ˌsɛpt͡ʃəwəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/
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But there passed across his vision an image of a haggard little septuagenarian taking measured sips of a glass of sugar and water and finding them quite impotent to sweeten his desolation.