presbyopic

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English

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Etymology

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From presbyopia +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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presbyopic (comparative more presbyopic, superlative most presbyopic)

  1. Affected by or pertaining to presbyopia. [from 19th c.]

Noun

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presbyopic (plural presbyopics)

  1. A person who has presbyopia.
    • 2014, Walter J. Kilner, The Human Atmosphere:
      These experiments prove that some alteration has taken place in the eye equivalent to a lengthening of the eye, or a shortening of the principal focus, which enables presbyopics to read without glasses.

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