caducity
[ kuh-doo-si-tee, -dyoo- ]
noun
Archaic. the infirmity or weakness of old age; senility.
Literary. the quality of being perishable or transitory: the caducity of life.
Origin of caducity
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British Dictionary definitions for caducity
caducity
/ (kəˈdjuːsɪtɪ) /
noun
perishableness
senility
Origin of caducity
1C18: from French, from Latin cadūcus caducous
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