Meaning of SENESCENT
| Pronunciation: | | su'nesunt
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[adj] growing old |
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SENESCENT is a 9 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | ageing, aging, old |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Se*nes"cent\, a. [L. senescent, p. pr. of senescere
to grow old, incho. fr. senere to be old.]
Growing old; decaying with the lapse of time. ``The night was
senescent.'' --Poe. ``With too senescent air.'' --Lowell.
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