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age

UK/eɪd͡ʒ/ US/ˈeɪdʒ/ very common
noun (5) verb (3)

noun

1.

how long something has existed

  • “it was replaced because of its age”
2.

an era of history having some distinctive feature

  • “we live in a litigious age”
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3.

a time in life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises

  • “she was now of school age”
  • “tall for his eld”
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4.

a late time of life

  • “old age is not for sissies”
  • “he”
  • “;”
  • “t slowed him down at all”
  • “a beard white with eld”
  • “on the brink of geezerhood”
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5.

a prolonged period of time

  • “we”
  • “;”
  • “t been there for years and years”
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verb

1.

begin to seem older; get older

  • “The death of his wife caused him to age fast”
2.

grow old or older

  • “She aged gracefully”
  • “we age every day--what a depressing thought!”
  • “Young men senesce”
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3.

make older

  • “The death of his child aged him tremendously”
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Origin

From Middle English age, Old French aage, eage, edage, from an assumed Vulgar Latin *aetāticum, derived from Latin aetātem, itself derived from aevum (“lifetime”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu- (“vital force”).

Phrases

  • achievement age Terms derived from age (noun)
  • act one's age Terms derived from age (noun)
  • advanced age Terms derived from age (noun)
  • age adjustment Terms derived from age (noun)
  • age ain't nothing but a number Terms derived from age (noun)
  • age before beauty Terms derived from age (noun)
  • age class Terms derived from age (noun)
  • age compression Terms derived from age (noun)
  • age in place
  • age like a fine wine
  • age like fine wine
  • age like milk

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