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

decrepitude

noun

/dɪˈkrepɪtjuːd/

/dɪˈkrepɪtuːd/

[uncountable] (formal)

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the state of being old and in poor condition or health
- the decline towards decrepitude and death
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