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age-old

adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
An age-old story, tradition, or problem has existed for many generations or centuries.
[written]
This age-old struggle for control had led to untold bloody wars.
Synonyms: ancient, old, aged, timeworn More Synonyms of age-old

age-old in British English

or age-long
adjective
very old or of long duration; ancient

age-old in American English

(ˈeɪdʒˌoʊld)
adjective
ages old; centuries old; ancient

Examples of 'age-old' in a sentence
age-old

There is another age-old problem all governments face.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It is an age-old security question used routinely by high street banks.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It solves an age-old problem for makers of sterling silver.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
First off is the age-old question of gas or charcoal.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
And the age-old problems are still there.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Yet none of that will matter unless they can find a cure to their age-old problem of choking.
The Sun (2008)
The age-old problem of spreading butter straight from the fridge may finally have been solved by a new kitchen gadget.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
At least drinking a herbal brew gets around that age-old question of whether to put the milk in first or last.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I suspect it was the age-old problem that has damaged so many politicians before him.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Will thirtysomethings ask age-old questions?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
These are the age-old questions being asked anew with extra edge after the final on Sunday.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The age-old question is trust; who can we trust with our medical data?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Essentially it is the age-old problem: does the end justify the means?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It is the age-old question: do the best players make the best managers?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It is an age-old question.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It's time to dispose of an age-old question.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
As a result, he can hardly be regarded as the solution to the age-old problem on the left.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Your military coat is both warm and chic, which combats that age-old dilemma of what to wear over your favourite dress.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
IT'S an age-old dilemma - do you go for a tiny flat in a great location or a larger house somewhere not so desirable?
The Sun (2013)
This is why I think the age-old problem of things being raw in the middle and burnt on the outside tends to happen.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)

In other languages
age-old

British English: age-old ADJECTIVE
An age-old story, tradition, or problem has existed for a very long time.
It's an age-old story of forbidden love.
  • American English: age-old
  • Brazilian Portuguese: antiquíssimo
  • Chinese: 存在了数世纪的故事、传统、问题等
  • European Spanish: ancestral
  • French: séculaire
  • German: uralt
  • Italian: antico
  • Japanese: 代々にわたる
  • Korean: 예로부터 전해 내려오는
  • European Portuguese: antiquíssimo
  • Latin American Spanish: ancestral

All related terms of 'age-old'

old age
Your old age is the period of years towards the end of your life.
ripe old age
If someone lives to a ripe old age , they live until they are very old.
Old Stone Age
the Paleolithic
age-old dilemma
A dilemma is a difficult situation in which you have to choose between two or more alternatives .
old age pension
An old age pension is a regular amount of money that people receive from the government when they have retired from work.
old age pensioner
An old age pensioner is a person who is old enough to receive a pension from their employer or the government.
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