period of senility

period of senility
старческий период

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  • age — n 1 Age, senility, senescence, dotage are comparable when they denote the period in one’s life when one is old in years and declining in body or mind or both. Age is now usually replaced by old age except in literary use {age cannot wither her… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • presenile — Prior to the usual onset of senility, as in the milder, p. dementia. * * * pre·se·nile .prē sē .nīl adj 1) of, relating to, occurring in, or being the period immediately preceding the development of senility in an organism or person <the… …   Medical dictionary

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  • presenility — Premature old age; the condition of an individual, not old in years, who displays the physical and mental characteristics of old age but not to the extent of senility. [pre + L. senilis, old] * * * pre·se·nil·i·ty .prē sə nil ət ē n, pl ties 1) …   Medical dictionary

  • presenility — ˌprēsə̇ˈniləd.ē noun Etymology: presenile + ity 1. : premature senility 2. : the period of life immediately preceding senility * * * /pree si nil i tee/, n. premature old age. [1895 1900; PRE + SENILITY] …   Useful english dictionary

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  • presenile — (ˈ)prē+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pre + senile 1. : of, relating to, or constituting the period immediately preceding the development of senility in an organism or person the presenile period of life the presenile… …   Useful english dictionary


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