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    age

    age - Dictionary definition and meaning for word age

    Definition
    (noun) how long something has existed
    Example Sentence
    • it was replaced because of its age
    Definition
    (noun) an era of history having some distinctive feature
    Synonyms : historic period
    Example Sentence
    • we live in a litigious age
    Definition
    (noun) a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
    Synonyms : eld
    Example Sentence
    • she was now of school age
    • tall for his eld
    Definition
    (noun) a prolonged period of time
    Synonyms : long time , years
    Example Sentence
    • we've known each other for ages
    • I haven't been there for years and years
    Definition
    (noun) a late time of life
    Synonyms : eld , geezerhood , old age , years
    Example Sentence
    • old age is not for sissies
    • he's showing his years
    • age hasn't slowed him down at all
    • a beard white with eld
    • on the brink of geezerhood
    Definition
    (verb) begin to seem older; get older
    Example Sentence
    • The death of his wife caused him to age fast
    Definition
    (verb) grow old or older
    Synonyms : get on , maturate , mature , senesce
    Example Sentence
    • She aged gracefully
    • we age every day--what a depressing thought!
    • Young men senesce
    Definition
    (verb) make older
    Example Sentence
    • The death of his child aged him tremendously

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