"senescent" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Simplificationalizer-senescent.wav Forms: more senescent [comparative], most senescent [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛsənt Etymology: From Latin senescens, present participle of senescere (“to grow old”), from senere (“to be old”), from senex (“old”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|senescens}} Latin senescens Head templates: {{en-adj}} senescent (comparative more senescent, superlative most senescent)
  1. Growing old; decaying with the lapse of time. Translations (growing old): sénescent (French), alternd (German), starzejący się (Polish), åldrande (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-senescent-en-adj-AfFalsW1 Disambiguation of 'growing old': 90 9 1
  2. Characteristic of old age. Translations (characteristic of old age): Alters- (German), starczy (Polish)
    Sense id: en-senescent-en-adj-nQnlAz2x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 66 27 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 13 60 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 82 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 58 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 71 25 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 12 67 21 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 11 67 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 11 69 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 11 68 21 Disambiguation of 'characteristic of old age': 2 96 3
  3. (cytology, of a cell) That ceases to divide. Categories (topical): Cytology
    Sense id: en-senescent-en-adj-kFkxyBIC Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: senate, senator, senescence, senile, senior, seniority
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