GERONT

Meaning of GERONT in English

geront-

n [occurring in derivatives and compounds] geront-, geronto- (= old man)

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GERONT- — or geronto- combining form Etymology: French géront-, géronto-, from Greek ~, geronto-, from ~, gerōn old man; akin to Greek …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GERONT- — combining form or geronto- Etymology: French, géront-, géronto-, from Greek geront-, geronto-, from geront-, gerōn old man; akin to Greek …
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GERONT- — or geronto- Etymology: French géront-, géronto-, from Greek geront-, geronto-, from geront-, gerōn old man; akin to Greek gēras old …
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GERONT- — [geront-] or geronto- comb form [F geront-, geronto-, fr. Gk geront-, geronto-, fr. geront-, geron old man; akin to Gk …
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GERONT — Variant: or geronto- Function: combining form Etymology: French géront-, géronto-, from Greek geront-, geronto-, from geront-, ger ō n old …
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GERONTOCRACY — noun (plural -cies) Etymology: French gérontocratie, from géronto- geront- + -cratie -cracy Date: 1830 rule by elders, gerontocrat noun gerontocratic …
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GERONTO- — combining form see: geront-
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AGERATUM — noun (plural -tum; also -tums) see: geront- Date: 1866 any of a genus ( Ageratum ) of annual tropical American …
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GERONTO- — combining form see geront-
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GEROUSIA — noun also ge·ru·sia jə̇ˈrüzh(ē)ə ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin & Greek; Latin gerusia, from Greek gerousia, from …
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GERONTOPHILIA
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GERONTOMORPHOSIS — ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈmȯrfəsə̇s sometimes -ˌmȯrˈfōsə̇s noun ( -es ) Etymology: New Latin, from geront- + -morphosis 1. : phylogenetic change involving specialization …
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GERONTOMORPHIC — jə̇|räntō|mȯrfik adjective Etymology: geront- + -morphic : characterized by physical specialization most fully developed in the old male of a …
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GERONTOLOGY — -jē, -ji noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary geront- + -logy : a scientific study of the phenomena …
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GERONTOGEOUS — jə̇|räntō|jēəs adjective Etymology: geront- + ge- + -ous : of or relating to the Old World or the eastern hemisphere
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GERONTOCRACY — ˌjerən.ˈtäkrəsē, -ˌrän.- noun ( -es ) Etymology: French gérontocratie, from géronto- geront- + -cratie -cracy : rule by elders ; …
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GERONTIC — -tik adjective Etymology: Greek gerontikos of or for old men, like an old man, from geront-, gerōn old man + …
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GERONTAL — jə̇ˈränt ə l adjective Etymology: geront- + -al : gerontic
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GERONTO- — a combining form meaning "old age," used in the formation of compound words: gerontology. Also, esp. before a vowel, geront- …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GERONTIC — /jeuh ron"tik/ , adj. 1. geriatric. 2. of or pertaining to the last phase in the life cycle of an …
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GERONTO- — see geront-
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GERONTOCRACY — noun ( plural -cies ) Etymology: French gérontocratie, from géronto- geront- + -cratie -cracy Date: 1830 : rule by elders …
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ERIGERON — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, groundsel, from Greek ērigerōn, from ēri early + gerōn old man; from the hoary …
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AGERATUM — noun ( plural -tum also -tums ) Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Greek agēratos ageless, from a- + gēras …
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GERONTIC — [ dʒɛ'rɒntɪk ] ■ adjective technical relating to old age. Origin C19: from Gk gerōn , geront- 'old man' + …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GERONTOCRACY — [ger.on.toc.ra.cy] n, pl -cies [F gerontocratie, fr. geronto- geront- + -cratie -cracy] (1830): rule by elders; specif: a form of …
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ERIGERON — [erig.er.on] n [NL, fr. L, groundsel, fr. Gk erigeron, fr. eri early + geron old man; fr. the hoary down …
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AGERATUM — [ag.er.a.tum] n, pl -tum also -tums [NL, genus name, fr. Gk ageratos ageless, fr. a- + geras old age--more at …
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GERONTOLOGY — / ˌdʒerɒnˈtɒlədʒi; NAmE -rənˈtɑːl-/ noun [ U ] the scientific study of old age and the process of growing old …
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GERONTOCRACY — / ˌdʒerənˈtɒkrəsi; NAmE -ˈtɑːk-/ noun ( pl. -ies ) [ C , U ] a state, society, or group governed …
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