"canities" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kəˈnɪʃiiːz/
Etymology: From Latin cānitiēs (“gray hair, old age”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|cānitiēs||gray hair, old age}} Latin cānitiēs (“gray hair, old age”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} canities (uncountable)
  1. (uncommon, medicine) The condition of having gray hair. Tags: uncommon, uncountable
    Sense id: en-canities-en-noun-txSj2ze2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Hair, Medicine, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 70 23 2 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 32 2 4 Topics: medicine, sciences
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