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caducity
ca·du·ci·ty
/
kəˈdu
sɪ
ti, -ˈdyu-
/
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[
k
uh
-
doo
-si-tee, -
dyoo
-
]
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noun
1.
the infirmity or weakness of old age; senility.
2.
frailty; transitoriness:
the caducity of life.
Origin:
1760–1770;
<
French
caducité,
equivalent to
caduc
caducous
+
-ité
-ity
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caducity
(kəˈdjuːsɪtɪ)
—
n
1.
perishableness
2.
senility
[C18: from French, from Latin
cadūcus
caducous
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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