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Decline in judgment and other cognitive functions, associated with aging; senility. / Fondness or attentiveness, especially to an excessive degree. / Foolish utterance(s); drivel.

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Source Word

dotage

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈdoʊtɪd͡ʒ/

Noun

countable uncountable

Japanese Meaning

老化による認知機能や判断力の衰退、老人性痴呆などの状態 / 極端な愛情や過剰なお気に入り、執着（対象に対する過度の愛着） / 馬鹿げた発言、くだらない言葉、ナンセンスな話

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Even in his dotage, he still insisted on giving advice to anyone who would listen.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

判断力やその他の認知機能が老化に伴って衰えている時でさえ、彼は耳を傾ける人にはいつまでも助言をし続けた。

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Decline in judgment and other cognitive functions, associated with aging; senility.

"More care!" said the old man. […] There were in his face marks of deep and anxious thought which convinced me that he could not be, as I had been at first inclined to suppose, in a state of dotage or imbecility.

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