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Americans spend more money on Botox, face lifts and tummy tucks than on the age-old scourges of polio, small pox and malaria.
Victor Davis Hanson

Meaning of "age-old" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AGE-OLD

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AGE-OLD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Age-Old is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES AGE-OLD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of age-old in the English dictionary

The definition of age-old in the dictionary is very old or of long duration; ancient.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AGE-OLD

age discrimination
age gap
age group
age hardening
age limit
age of consent
age of discretion
Age of Reason
age range
age-long
age-proof
aged
agedly
agedness
agee
ageing
ageism
ageist
agelast
agelastic

WORDS THAT END LIKE AGE-OLD

Arnold
bold
centuries-old
cold
day-old
fold
gold
Harold
hold
household
hundred-year-old
in the cold
mold
new-for-old
old
six-year-old
sold
threshold
told
unfold

Synonyms and antonyms of age-old in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «AGE-OLD»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «age-old» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of age-old

Translation of «age-old» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AGE-OLD

Find out the translation of age-old to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of age-old from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «age-old» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

存在了数世纪的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ancestral
570 millions of speakers

English

age-old
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सदियों पुरानी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القديمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Вековая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

antiquíssimo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রাচীন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

séculaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Umur tua
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

uralt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

代々にわたる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

예로부터 전해 내려오는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Umur-lawas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đời
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வயது பழைய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वयोमानानुसार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

asırlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

antico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dawany
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вікова
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vechi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πανάρχαιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eeue-oue
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

urgamla
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

eldgamle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of age-old

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AGE-OLD»

The term «age-old» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.993 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AGE-OLD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about age-old

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10 QUOTES WITH «AGE-OLD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word age-old.
1
Evan Bayh
Baseball may be our national pastime, but the age-old tradition of taking a swing at Congress is a sport with even deeper historical roots in the American experience. Since the founding of our country, citizens from Ben Franklin to David Letterman have made fun of their elected officials.
2
Gioconda Belli
There is nothing quixotic or romantic in wanting to change the world. It is possible. It is the age-old vocation of all humanity.
3
Nicolas Cage
How do you rebel in a family of rebels? That's the age-old question. I guess I could have by not going into the arts, but the thing is, I couldn't do anything else.
4
Peter Fonda
It's wonderful to me that bees have this simple, age-old thing going on.
5
Misha Glenny
The Internet has fashioned a new and complicated environment for an age-old dilemma that pits the demands of security against the desire for freedom.
6
Adam Hamilton
I suspect that here theists and atheists would agree: Human beings have within them the ability to choose evil or good. We wake up each day facing the age-old struggle of good and evil. In some situations, mental illness clouds our judgment.
7
Victor Davis Hanson
Americans spend more money on Botox, face lifts and tummy tucks than on the age-old scourges of polio, small pox and malaria.
8
Kamala Harris
We need to incorporate that age-old concept of redemption into the work that we do in the criminal justice system in California.
9
Leslie Jamison
Though there might not be any easy answers to the problem of poverty, its most compelling scribes do not resign themselves to representation solely for the sake of those age-old verities of truth and beauty.
10
Hod Lipson
3D printing is already shaking our age-old notions of what can and can't be made.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AGE-OLD»

Discover the use of age-old in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to age-old and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Aging and Old Age
Discusses the role of older people in American society and the effect they have on the economy
Richard A. Posner, 1995
2
Geodesy? What's That?: My Personal Involvement in the ...
Geodesy? What's That? is a lively introduction to how we know the size and shape of the earth, a field that allowed Columbus to sail and satellites to fly, seen through a woman's pioneering scientific career.
Irene K. Fischer, 2005
3
Age Old Attitudes?
Laura Edwards, Richard G Brooks, Sue Regan, Laura Edwards, Brooks. rights in order to avoid having assets count against you in a means test. Many respondents referred to the '7 year rule' that currently applies to inheritance tax and ...
Laura Edwards, Richard G Brooks, Sue Regan, Laura Edwards, Brooks, 2001
4
Pimp My Walker: The Official Book of Old Age Haiku
Pimp My Walker is brimming with 60 Haiku poems that celebrate the cardinal aspects of growing old, softened only with hilariously appropriate illustrations.
Mike Slosberg, 2007
5
The Modular Brain: How New Discoveries in Neuroscience Are ...
A neurological expert predicts what research will probably reveal in the next ten years in the field of neuroscience, explains the current modular concept of the brain's organization, and cites case studies including those of his own stroke ...
Richard M. Restak, 1994
6
Age Old Thoughts of Wisdom-A Timeless Compilation
Vikram Anand. Age Old Thoughts of Wisdom A Timeless Compilation ISBN 978-1 -257-93526-0 © Vikram Anand No part of the book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the author.
Vikram Anand
7
Bearing Up: Tragedy, Hope, and Age-Old Wisdom from the Youth ...
We finally got to our house and hid behind our shed in the back yard. A couple of seconds later we heard Honk, Honk. We were literally shivering with fear. One of us had to go talk to him, so we made my brother Clayton go – I guess because ...
8
The Gardeners' Book: Age-old Advice and Tips for the Garden
The perfect gift for the green-fingered friend or family member - over 16,000 copies sold of the first edition worldwide.
Diana Craig, 2013
9
A Gift of Age: Old Lesbian Life Stories
A collection of 22 stories about the lives of lesbians born in the early 1900's based on oral histories provided by the women. The book also tells the history of the project that collects and archives these stories.
Arden Eversmeyer, Margaret Christine Purcell, 2009
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Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Paperback with CD-ROM
Age-old is a literary word for stories, beliefs, customs, etc., which are very old. It's an age-old story of love and betrayal. PREVIOUS /ould/ adj \-erl-esl only] from a previous time or a period in the past; FORMER EARLIER o Our old house in ...
Cambridge University Press, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AGE-OLD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term age-old is used in the context of the following news items.
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Vets combine age-old acupuncture with new treatments
Dr. Jose Castro adjusts the voltage during an acupuncture treatment on Tiger the horse at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary ... «Knoxville News Sentinel, Jul 15»
2
Age-old dilemma for women
Last month, Maggie Gyllenhaal told The Wrap, "I'm 37 and I was told recently I was too old to play the lover of a man who was 55." In a clip from ... «NWAOnline, Jul 15»
3
Bring on the booms: Age-old Independence Day tradition blasts …
CEDAR CITY – Early Saturday morning, 6 a.m. to be exact, Cedar City residents awoke to four resounding booms throughout the town that ... «St George News, Jul 15»
4
Social Security's age-old puzzle: When to file for benefits
Do you file for Social Security benefits as early as possible at 62? Hold off until 66? Or wait until age 70 to receive the maximum benefit? «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
5
The age-old fight for elderly rights in Hong Kong
On a blistering hot Sunday afternoon in mid-June, Central's D'Aguilar Street is brimming with hot and hurried tourists and city dwellers. A stifling ... «Coconuts Hong Kong, Jul 15»
6
Kurdish women fighters taking aim at age-old traditions
Kurdish women fighters taking aim at age-old traditions. July 3, 2015 by Erin Wright in Middle East. 0. Comments ... «Blouin News Blogs, Jul 15»
7
That age-old oenological question: Whether or not to cellar
Rose Kennedy gave us a great line about the parallel between human aging and the magic of a well-cellared bottle. “I'm like old wine,” she ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
8
Kakamega's Age-Old Cultural Centre Set for Major Facelift
When you mention Khayega Market, the first thing that comes to mind for most people who know the centre on the Kisumu-Kakamega highway ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
9
Matt Driscoll: The mayor's roads plan faces an age-old question …
Matt Driscoll: The mayor's roads plan faces an age-old question: Who wants to pay to fix potholes? By Matt Driscoll. Staff writerJuly 1, 2015 Updated 12 hours ... «TheNewsTribune.com, Jul 15»
10
'Steve Jobs' trailer answers the age-old question, 'What do you do …
Steve Wozniak gets the first words in the first trailer for Universal Pictures' Steve Jobs — but as usual, Jobs gets all the glory. SEE ALSO: Apple ... «Mashable, Jul 15»

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