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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ger•a•tol•o•gy ( jer′ə tol′ə jē),USA pronunciation n. [Biol.]- Biologythe study of the diminution or decline of life, as in an individual animal or a species approaching extinction.
- 1880–85; gerat- (erroneously taken as the stem of Greek gêras old age) + -o- + -logy
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