senectitude

se·nec·ti·tude

 (sĭ-nĕk′tĭ-to͞od′, -tyo͞od′)

n.

Old age; elderliness.

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[Medieval Latin senectitūdō, from Latin senectūs, from senex, old, an elder; see sen- in Indo-European roots.]

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senectitude

(sɪˈnɛktɪˌtjuːd)

n

literary old age

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se•nec•ti•tude

(sɪˈnɛk tɪˌtud, -ˌtyud)

n.

the last stage of life; old age.

[1790–1800; < Latin senect(ūs) old age (senec-, extracted as s. from senex (genitive senis) old man + -tūs abstract n. suffix)]

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senectitude

noun

Old age:

age, agedness, elderliness, senescence, year (used in plural).

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