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

gerontology

noun
 
/ˌdʒerɒnˈtɒlədʒi/
 
/ˌdʒerənˈtɑːlədʒi/
[uncountable]
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  1. the scientific study of old age and the process of growing oldTopics Life stagesc2
    Word Originearly 20th cent.: from Greek gerōn, geront- ‘old man’ + -logy.
See gerontology in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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