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decrepitude
(de|crepi|tude)
Pronunciation:
/dɪˈkrɛpɪtʃuːd, dɪˈkrɛpɪtjuːd/
noun
[
mass noun
]
the state of being decrepit:
he had passed directly from middle age into decrepitude
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