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age-old
age-old (āj′ōld′)adj. Very old or ancient.age-old or age-longadjvery old or of long duration; ancientage′-old`
adj. ancient; from time immemorial. [1900–05] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  age-old - belonging to or lasting from times long ago; "age-old customs"; "the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness"antiqueold - of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money" |
age-oldadjective ancient, old, aged, timeworn, antique, old-fashioned, obsolete, out-of-date, archaic, bygone, antiquated, outmoded, primordial, primeval, hoary, olden, superannuated, antediluvian, cobwebby, old as the hills this age-old struggle for controlage-oldadjectiveBelonging to, existing, or occurring in times long past:ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, hoary, old, olden, old-time, timeworn, venerable.Idioms: old as Methuselah, old as the hills.Translationsage (eidʒ) noun1. the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed. He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she? 年齡 年龄2. (often with capital) a particular period of time. This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages. 時期 时期3. the quality of being old. This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth. 年齡(年份)增加 陈化，熟化 4. (usually in plural) a very long time. We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus. 很長一段時間 很长一段时间 verb – present participle ˈag(e)ing – to (cause to) grow old or look old. He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him. 變老，使變老 变老，使变老 aged adjective1. (ˈeidʒid) old. an aged man. 年老的 年老的2. (eidʒd) of the age of. a child aged five. ...歲的 ...岁的 ˈageless adjective never growing old or never looking older. ageless beauty. 永不衰老的，青春永駐的 不会老的ˈage-old adjective done, known etc for a very long time. an age-old custom. 古老的 古老的the aged (ˈeidʒid) old people. care for the aged. 老人 老人(come) of age (to become) old enough to be considered legally an adult (eg in Britain aged eighteen or over). 成年 成年EncyclopediaSeeageLegalSeeAgeage-old
Related to age-old: sexagenariansSynonyms for age-oldadj ancientSynonyms- ancient
- old
- aged
- timeworn
- antique
- old-fashioned
- obsolete
- out-of-date
- archaic
- bygone
- antiquated
- outmoded
- primordial
- primeval
- hoary
- olden
- superannuated
- antediluvian
- cobwebby
- old as the hills
Synonyms for age-oldadj belonging to, existing, or occurring in times long pastSynonyms- ancient
- antediluvian
- antiquated
- antique
- archaic
- hoary
- old
- olden
- old-time
- timeworn
- venerable
Synonyms for age-oldadj belonging to or lasting from times long agoSynonymsRelated Words |