GERONTOLOGY


Meaning of GERONTOLOGY in English

/ ˌdʒerɒnˈtɒlədʒi; NAmE -rənˈtɑːl-/ noun

[ U ] the scientific study of old age and the process of growing old

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WORD ORIGIN

early 20th cent.: from Greek gerōn , geront- old man + -logy .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.