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SENESCENT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Growing old

Synonyms:

ageing; aging; senescent

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

old ((used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age)

Derivation:

senesce (grow old or older)

senescence (the property characteristic of old age)

senescence (the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age)

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