/ 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 .
/ 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. 2005