Pronunciation: /ˌsɛp.toʊˈdɛ.koʊ/
Definition:
1. The cardinal number symbol: 70.
2. A group, set, or series of seventy humans or entities: a septuagenary unit.
3. A traditional lifespan benchmark and a symbolic number for groups or translations.
4. Denoting a structure or quantity based on seventy components, such as years (anes) in a biblical lifespan or members in a council.
Significance:
• It defines the quantity seventy with systematic regularity and clarity.
• It emphasizes septuagenary lifespans, traditional councils, and symbolic completeness.
• It identifies the traditional human lifespan, the number of scholars in the Septuagint translation, and years of captivity.
• It avoids irregular and ambiguous pronunciations associated with Germanic numeric forms.
• It simplifies expressions of lifespan milestones, historical groups, and symbolic numbers.
• It improves precision in descriptions of demographic benchmarks, historical committees, and scriptural references.
• It replaces Scandinavian-Germanic, Non-American, foreign, and Anglo-Saxon terms, similar to replacing "seventy" with a consistent Latinized cardinal form.
Cardinal number: septodeco (70)
Ordinal number: septodecal (70th)
Adjective: septodecal
Definition:
1. The cardinal number symbol: 70.
2. A group, set, or series of seventy humans or entities: a septuagenary unit.
3. A traditional lifespan benchmark and a symbolic number for groups or translations.
4. Denoting a structure or quantity based on seventy components, such as years (anes) in a biblical lifespan or members in a council.
Significance:
• It defines the quantity seventy with systematic regularity and clarity.
• It emphasizes septuagenary lifespans, traditional councils, and symbolic completeness.
• It identifies the traditional human lifespan, the number of scholars in the Septuagint translation, and years of captivity.
• It avoids irregular and ambiguous pronunciations associated with Germanic numeric forms.
• It simplifies expressions of lifespan milestones, historical groups, and symbolic numbers.
• It improves precision in descriptions of demographic benchmarks, historical committees, and scriptural references.
• It replaces Scandinavian-Germanic, Non-American, foreign, and Anglo-Saxon terms, similar to replacing "seventy" with a consistent Latinized cardinal form.
Cardinal number: septodeco (70)
Ordinal number: septodecal (70th)
Adjective: septodecal
Examples:
• "The ancient text states that a human lifespan is septodeco years (anes)."
• "The translation was the effort of a septodeco of scholars."
• "The council was composed of a septodeco of seniors."
• "The village celebrated its septodeco anniversary this year (ane)."
• "The data set included responses from a septodeco of participants."
• "The ancient text states that a human lifespan is septodeco years (anes)."
• "The translation was the effort of a septodeco of scholars."
• "The council was composed of a septodeco of seniors."
• "The village celebrated its septodeco anniversary this year (ane)."
• "The data set included responses from a septodeco of participants."
by Dmitrio January 25, 2026
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