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adjective
growing old; aging.
Origin:
1650–60; < Latin senēscent- (stem of senēscēns) present participle of senēscere to grow old, equivalent to sen- old + -ēscent- -escent
1650–60; < Latin senēscent- (stem of senēscēns) present participle of senēscere to grow old, equivalent to sen- old + -ēscent- -escent
Related forms
se·nes·cence, noun
un·se·nes·cent, adjective
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senescent
1656, from L. scenescens, prp. of senescere "to grow old," from senex "old" (see senile).
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senescent se·nes·cent (sĭ-něs'ənt)
adj.
Growing old; aging.
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