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decrepitude

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de⋅crep⋅i⋅tude

  [di-krep-i-tood, -tyood]
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–noun
decrepit condition; dilapidated state; feebleness, esp. from old age.
Origin:
1595–1605; < F décrépitude, deriv. of décrépit decrepit; see -tude
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de·crep·i·tude   (dĭ-krěp'ĭ-tōōd', -tyōōd')   
n.  The quality or condition of being weakened, worn out, impaired, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use.
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