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veteration

veteration noun: aging.

Noun

veteration (uncountable)

  1. (rare) aging

Origin of veteration

From Latin vetero (“to age”).

Questions about veteration

What does veteration mean?
Veteration means aging.
What part of speech is veteration?
Veteration is a noun.

Words near veteration in the dictionary

  1. veterans
  2. Veterans Day
  3. Veterans Village
  4. veterascent
  5. veterate
  6. veteration
  7. Vetere
  8. Veteres
  9. veterinarian
  10. veterinarianism
  11. veterinarians

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