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dot·age (dōt′ij)

noun

  1. feeble and childish state due to old age; senility
  2. a doting; foolish or excessive affection

Etymology: ME < doten, dote

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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