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adjectiveancient; from time immemorial: an age-old tradition. Origin of age-oldFirst recorded in 1900–05 Words nearby age-oldAge of Anxiety, Age of Aquarius, age of consent, age of discretion, Age of Reason, age-old, age-proof, ager, ageratum, Agesilaus II, age spot Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for age-oldI meant the age-old motivator, fear—stoking fear in their base of what a Republican Senate would look like. How Can Dems Be Losing to These Idiots?|Michael Tomasky|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST It promises to be a parsimonious solution to the age-old problem of preventing unwanted pregnancies. Male Birth Control, Without Condoms, Will Be Here by 2017|Samantha Allen|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST Finally, some solid facts in the age-old debate: Does marriage make you live longer or does it just seem longer? P.J. on the Owl-Monkey Project and the Science of Chick Flicks|P. J. O’Rourke|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST It is called “being offended,” and it is an age-old Russian national pastime, both on an individual level and more broadly. Don’t You Dare Call Russians Thin-Skinned!|Liesl Schillinger|February 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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British Dictionary definitions for age-old
adjectivevery old or of long duration; ancient Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to age-oldancient, hoary, old-fashioned, timeworn, archaic, antiquated, well-established, aged, antediluvian, antique, old, old-time, olden, venerable, vintage |