adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ jer- ē - ' a-trik, ˌ jir-
Function: noun
Date: 1909
1 plural but singular in construction : a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and aging people ― compare GERONTOLOGY
2 : an aged person
adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ jer- ē - ' a-trik, ˌ jir-
Function: noun
Date: 1909
1 plural but singular in construction : a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and aging people ― compare GERONTOLOGY
2 : an aged person
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012