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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: dotage (0.02843 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to dotage.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: dotage
dotage
n : mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes
shown by foolish infatuations [syn:
second childhood,
senility]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Dotage
Dotage
\Do"tage\, n. [From
Dote, v. i.]
1. Feebleness or imbecility of understanding or mind,
particularly in old age; the childishness of old age;
senility; as, a venerable man, now in his dotage.
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Capable of distinguishing between the infancy and
the dotage of Greek literature. --Macaulay.
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2. Foolish utterance; drivel.
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The sapless dotages of old Paris and Salamanca. --
Milton.
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3. Excessive fondness; weak and foolish affection.
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The dotage of the nation on presbytery. -- Bp.
Burnet.
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