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dotage
[ doh-tij ]
noun
- a decline of mental faculties, especially as associated with old age; senility.
- excessive fondness; foolish affection.
dotage
/ ˈ»åəʊ³Ùɪ»åÏô /
noun
- feebleness of mind, esp as a result of old age
- foolish infatuation
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of dotage1
Example Sentences
Rebecca Amos, one of the park's vets, says a special diet and some exercise will be key to looking after Victoria in her dotage.
We meet Bob in his dotage; retired from life as a librarian, he stumbles into a new sense of purpose as a senior-center volunteer.
Charles took over the family business well past normal retirement age, while Amis was denied the illustrious dotage that great writers deserve.
However, she said the North wouldn’t simply dismiss his words as a “nonsensical remark from the person in his dotage.â€
The generations of theatergoers who grew up on book musicals, replete with original songs that were written in a distinctive Broadway style, with roots in operetta and Tin Pan Alley, are in their dotage now.
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