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SENESCENCE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The property characteristic of old age

Synonyms:

agedness; senescence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("senescence" is a kind of...):

oldness (the opposite of youngness)

Derivation:

senescent (growing old)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age

Synonyms:

ageing; aging; senescence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("senescence" is a kind of...):

biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "senescence"):

catabiosis (normal aging of cells)

Derivation:

senescent (growing old)

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