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[doh-tij] Origin

dot·age

[doh-tij]
noun
1.
a decline of mental faculties, especially as associated with old age; senility.
2.
excessive fondness; foolish affection.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English; see dote, -age
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dotage (ˈdəʊtɪdʒ)
 
n
1.  feebleness of mind, esp as a result of old age
2.  foolish infatuation
 
[C14: from dote + -age]

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dotage
c.1300, from dote + -age. Originally of all sorts of mental impairment, not just that resulting from old age.
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dotage dot·age (dō'tĭj)
n.
The loss of previously intact mental powers; senility. Also called anility.

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