Senility: alternatives and connections

The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or other kind; lifetime.

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Old.

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The state or quality of being old; old age.

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Of or pertaining to old age; proceeding from, or characteristic of, old age; affected with the infirmities of old age; as, senile weakness.

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Of or pertaining to old age; proceeding from, or characteristic of, old age; affected with the infirmities of old age; as, senile weakness.

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Feebleness or imbecility of understanding or mind, particularly in old age; the childishness of old age; senility; as, a venerable man, now in his do…

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