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Meaning of Septuagenarian | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
ˌsɛptəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية السبعوني
Čeština sedmdesátník
Português septuagenário
Svenska sjuttioåring
中文 古稀
ZH-TW 古稀

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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