(noun) the state of being old; the process of becoming old / (noun) the growth phase in a plant or plant part (as a leaf) from full maturity to death
His costume consisted largely of a pair of aviators and a motorcycle, in some kind of senescent Springsteen homage
His costume consisted largely of a pair of aviators and a motorcycle, in some kind of senescent Springsteen homage
(noun) an institution (as a hospital) for those with contagious diseases / (noun) a building or a ship used for detention in quarantine / (noun) a space in a ship between decks used as a storeroom
in a pandemic environment there is a high risk of any such institution — but particularly one where beds have been financialized — becoming a lazaretto, if not a charnel house
in a pandemic environment there is a high risk of any such institution — but particularly one where beds have been financialized — becoming a lazaretto, if not a charnel house
(noun) a spontaneously arising organic social relationship characterized by strong reciprocal bonds of sentiment and kinship within a common tradition / (noun) a community or society characterized by this relationship
She has lived in the suburbs of Los Angeles all her life, but she is a sort of gemeinschaft of one; wherever she goes, a little town appears
She has lived in the suburbs of Los Angeles all her life, but she is a sort of gemeinschaft of one; wherever she goes, a little town appears