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the state or period of mental decline that typically accompanies old age
- he's now in that stage of his dotage where he has trouble remembering the simplest things
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“Dotage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dotage. Accessed 10 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of dotage was in the 15th century
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