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gerontic
[ juh-ron-tik ]
/ dʒəˈrɒn tɪk /
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adjective
of or relating to the last phase in the life cycle of an organism or in the life history of a species.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Origin of gerontic
Words nearby gerontic
Gérôme, geromorphism, Gerona, Geronimo, gerontal, gerontic, geronto-, gerontocracy, gerontogeous, gerontology, gerontomorphosis
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British Dictionary definitions for gerontic
gerontic
/ (dʒɛˈrɒntɪk) /
adjective
biology of or relating to the senescence of an organism
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