geronto-

geronto-

(word root) old age

Examples of words with the root geronto-: gerontology

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geronto-

or geront-

pref.

Old age; aged one: gerontology.

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[French géronto-, from Greek geronta-, from gerōn, geront-, old man; see gerə- in Indo-European roots.]

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geronto-

or before a vowel

geront-

combining form

indicating old age: gerontology; gerontophilia.

[from Greek gerōn, geront- old man]

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geronto-

a combining form meaning “old age”: gerontology.

[< Greek, comb. form representing gérōn, s. geront- old man]

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