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Definition of dotage noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dotage

noun
 
/ˈdəʊtɪdʒ/
 
/ˈdəʊtɪdʒ/
[singular]
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  1. the period of life when you are old and not always able to think clearly
    • in somebody's dotage I need you to look after me in my dotage.
    • The women now share their dotage in a retirement home.
    Topics Life stagesc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from dote + -age.
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