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    [Adjective]  | "se*nes*cent" | \ si-ˈne-sᵊnt \


    1: relating to, characterized by, or associated with the state of being old or the process of aging : marked by or undergoing senescence

    Origin: 1656 ;

     Borrowed from Latin senēscent-, senēscens, present participle of senēscere "to grow old, age, deteriorate, slacken off, be in decline," from sen-, senex "old, aged, old man" + -ēsc-, suffix of inchoative verbs {mat|senior:2|};

    [Adjective]  | "senescent" 


    1: being of advanced years and especially past middle age;


      * e.g., " ... symptoms most often seen in senescent people "




    [Noun]  | "senescence" 


    1: the state of being old or the process of becoming old;


      * e.g., " ... premature senescence "




     [ "senescent" ]

    1: Getting older

      * e.g.,  ... The hooker was past her prime and senescent 

     [ "Senescence" ]

    1: A state of beauty, peace and health.

      * e.g.,  ... Enjoy the slow, sweet descent into senescence, you old fuck 

     [ "code senescence" ]

    1: The process by which unmaintained computer code degrades to a non-working state over time.

      * e.g.,  ... I have a presentation in 5 minutes, and my 3 month old code has undergone code senescence 

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