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defy one's age / the years

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Definition of defy one's age / the years words

  • phrase defy one's age / the years If you say that someone defies their age, or defies the years, you mean that their appearance or behaviour suggests that they are younger than they really are. 3

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Parts of speech for Defy one's age / the years

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

defy one's age / the years popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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