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DECREPITUDE

\dɪkɹˈɛpɪtjˌuːd], \dɪkɹˈɛpɪtjˌuːd], \d_ɪ_k_ɹ_ˈɛ_p_ɪ_t_j_ˌuː_d]\

Definitions of DECREPITUDE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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a state of deterioration due to old age or long use

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a state of deterioration due to old age or long use

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The state of being infirm from old age.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

n. The feeble or infirm state of the body produced by decay and the infirmities of age; state of senility.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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