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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.
caducity
/ kəˈdjuːsɪtɪ /
noun
- perishableness
- senility
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of caducity1
C18: from French, from Latin cadūcus caducous
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Example Sentences
Magpies, crows, and jays, evince symptoms of caducity at the same age.
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Pensive musings upon the caducity of the human race are, generally, rather feminine than masculine.
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Let us deduct even from old age the years of infancy, the years of caducity, and the years of sleep,—alas!
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The "caducity" and "persistency" of floral envelopes furnish some valuable characteristics for the distinction of species.
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