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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Sep•tu•a•gint (sep′to̅o̅ ə jint′, -tyo̅o̅-, sep′cho̅o̅-),USA pronunciation n. - Biblethe oldest Greek version of the Old Testament, traditionally said to have been translated by 70 or 72 Jewish scholars at the request of Ptolemy II: most scholars believe that only the Pentateuch was completed in the early part of the 3rd centuryb.c.and that the remaining books were translated in the next two centuries.
- Latin septuāgintā seventy
- 1555–65
Sep′tu•a•gint′al, adj. |