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gerontic — adjective /dʒɛˈrɒnt.ɪk,dʒɛˈrɑːnt.ɪk/ a) 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. b) Of or pertaining to senescent animals or plants. Academic staff from… … Wiktionary
gerontic — /dʒəˈrɒntɪk/ (say juh rontik) adjective of or relating to old age: gerontic nursing …
gerontic — adjective Date: 1885 of or relating to decadence or old age … New Collegiate Dictionary
gerontic — adj. [Gr. gerontos, old man] Pertaining to decadence; old age; deteriorating … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
gerontic — ger·on·tic (jə ronґtik) senile … Medical dictionary
gerontic — Synonyms and related words: anile, crabbed, debilitated, decrepit, doddered, doddering, doddery, feeble, fossilized, gerontal, infirm, mossbacked, moth eaten, mummylike, palsied, papery skinned, ravaged with age, rickety, run to seed, rusty,… … Moby Thesaurus
gerontic — adj. geriatric; of aging; of or pertaining to old age … English contemporary dictionary
gerontic — [dʒɛ rɒntɪk] adjective technical relating to old age. Origin C19: from Gk gerōn, geront old man + ic … English new terms dictionary
gerontic — ge·ron·tic … English syllables
gerontic — ge•ron•tic [[t]dʒəˈrɒn tɪk[/t]] adj. dvl of or pertaining to the last phase in the life cycle of an organism or in the life history of a species • Etymology: 1880–85; < Gkgerontikósof old men =geront (see geronto ) + ikos ic … From formal English to slang
