septuagint

== English == === Etymology === From Latin septuaginta (“seven tens, 70”), chiefly under the influence of the Septuagint and the story of its team of translators, q.v. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /sɛpˈtuəd͡ʒənt/, /sɛpˈtjuəd͡ʒənt/, /ˈsɛpʃəwəˌd͡ʒɪnt/, /ˈsɛpt͡ʃəwəˌd͡ʒɪnt/, /ˈsɛptəwəˌd͡ʒɪnt/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɛptjʊəd͡ʒɪnt/, /ˈsɛptʃʊəd͡ʒɪnt/ === Noun === septuagint (plural septuagints) (now rare) A group of 70 people or a collection of 70 things. === References === “Septuagint, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022.