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Gerontic

//d͡ʒɛˈɹɑːnt.ɪk// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to old age or the elderly.

    "The gerontic population of the U.S., those of 65 and over, numbered 3.1 million in 1900."

  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to senescent animals or plants.

    "Then the gerontic or senescent portion is seen, recognizable by an increasing simplicity, comparable to that of the neanic shell but retrogressive rather than progressive in the assumption of characters."

Etymology

First attested in the late 19th century. From Ancient Greek γέρων (gérōn, “old man”).

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