septuagenarian
noun
sep·tu·a·ge·nar·i·an
(ˌ)sep-ˌtü-ə-jə-ˈner-ē-ən 
-ˌtyü-,
-ˌchü-
: a person whose age is in the seventies
septuagenarian
adjective
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Bernard shall be rid of his fleas and become a zippy septuagenarian.
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Alice Burton, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2024
But by the next day when there was still no word, Perez was worried enough to call the Fontana Police Department and report the septuagenarian as missing.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
All the same, there was something undeniably poignant about the sight of Hütter, now 77, cutting a dignified figure in his Spandex suit, his rare unprocessed vocals now sounding very much like the voice of a septuagenarian.
—Andrew Barker, Variety, 22 May 2024
Michael Lee Evans The Texas septuagenarian was arrested in December 2023 after seven rounds of 9 mm ammunition was found in his luggage, police said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 21 May 2024
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Alice Burton, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2024
But by the next day when there was still no word, Perez was worried enough to call the Fontana Police Department and report the septuagenarian as missing.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
All the same, there was something undeniably poignant about the sight of Hütter, now 77, cutting a dignified figure in his Spandex suit, his rare unprocessed vocals now sounding very much like the voice of a septuagenarian.
—Andrew Barker, Variety, 22 May 2024
Michael Lee Evans The Texas septuagenarian was arrested in December 2023 after seven rounds of 9 mm ammunition was found in his luggage, police said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 21 May 2024
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septuagenarian
noun
sep·tu·a·ge·nar·i·an
(ˌ)sep-ˌt(y)ü-ə-jə-ˈner-ē-ən
ˌsep-tə-ˌwaj-ə-
: a person who is 70 or more but less than 80 years old
septuagenarian
adjective
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