Direction: In the following questions out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
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A person in his seventies
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- sexagenarian
- septuagenarian
- centurion
- patriarch
Correct Option: B
septuagenarian septuagenarian (N.) : a person between the ages of 70 and 79
sexagenarian (N.) : a person between the ages of 60 and 69
centurion (N.) : an army officer who commanded a 100 soldiers (in ancient Rome)
patriarch (N.) : the male head of a family or community
