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Senescence Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ence

Senescence has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age

2

the property characteristic of old age

3

The state or process of ageing, especially in humans; old age.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
organic process oldness
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
catabiosis
Rhyming Words
nce ance ince unce ence once vince sence ponce nance munce vance dunce hence bonce ounce nonce gance dance vonce
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