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age-old, a.|ˈeɪdʒəʊld|
[f. age n. + old a.]
Having existed for an age or ages; very old.
1910Sat. Westm. Gaz. 22 Jan. 6/2 When, with self-knowledge sated, The age-old hand upon its treasure rests. 1937C. M. Arensberg Irish Countryman v. 174 The countryman will make his last resort to age-old folk-belief. 1939D. Cecil Young Melbourne viii. 239 Frederic and Emily..found all their age-old hostility towards her melting away. |