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Word of the Day - Senex

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senex

/ˈsɛnɛks/
noun
(in literature, especially comedy) an old man as a stock figure.

Origin
From Latin, ‘old man’.

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Marty realized that he was playing the senex by sharing the jogging path with all the young people as he walked slowly through the park.

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