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age-old

age-old
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [eyj ohld]
    • /eɪdʒ oʊld/
    • /eɪdʒ əʊld/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [eyj ohld]
    • /eɪdʒ oʊld/

Definitions of age-old word

  • adjective age-old An age-old story, tradition, or problem has existed for many generations or centuries. 3
  • adjective age-old very old or of long duration; ancient 3
  • adjective age-old ages old; centuries old; ancient 3
  • adjective age-old ancient; from time immemorial: an age-old tradition. 1
  • abbreviation AGE-OLD ancient 1
  • adjective age-old long-standing 1

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Origin of age-old

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Age-old

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

age-old popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for age-old

adj age-old

  • ancient — Ancient means very old, or having existed for a long time.
  • hoary — gray or white with age: an old dog with a hoary muzzle.
  • old-fashioned — of a style or kind that is no longer in vogue: an old-fashioned bathing suit.
  • timeworn — worn or impaired by time.
  • archaic — Archaic means extremely old or extremely old-fashioned.

Antonyms for age-old

adj age-old

  • modern — of or relating to present and recent time; not ancient or remote: modern city life.
  • young — being in the first or early stage of life or growth; youthful; not old: a young woman.
  • current — A current is a steady and continuous flowing movement of some of the water in a river, lake, or sea.
  • new — other than the former or the old: a new era; in the New World.

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