| ADJECTIVE | all | ageing, aging, senescent | growing old |
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| NOUN | process | ageing, ripening, aging | acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time |
| process | ageing, aging, senescence | the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age |
| Meaning | Growing old. | |
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| Synonyms | aging, senescent | |
| Broader | old | (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age |
| Spanish | envejecido, senescente | |
| Meaning | acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time. | |
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| Synonyms | ripening, aging | |
| Narrower | mellowing | The process of becoming mellow |
| Broader | organic process, biological process | A process occurring in living organisms |
| Spanish | envejecimiento, maduración | |
| Meaning | The organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age. | |
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| Synonyms | aging, senescence | |
| Narrower | catabiosis | normal aging of cells |
| Broader | organic process, biological process | A process occurring in living organisms |
| Spanish | envejecimiento, senectud, senescencia | |
| Catalan | envelliment | |
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