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Age
see synonyms of ageNoun
1. age
how long something has existed
Example Sentences:'it was replaced because of its age'
2. age, historic period
an era of history having some distinctive feature
Example Sentences:'we live in a litigious age'
3. age, eld
a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
Example Sentences:'she was now of school age''tall for his eld'
a prolonged period of time
Example Sentences:'we've known each other for ages''I haven't been there for years and years'
5. age, eld, geezerhood, old age, years
a late time of life
Example Sentences:'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'
Verb
6. age
begin to seem older; get older
Example Sentences:'The death of his wife caused him to age fast'
7. age, get on, maturate, mature, senesce
grow old or older
Example Sentences:'She aged gracefully''we age every day--what a depressing thought!''Young men senesce'
8. age
make older
Example Sentences:'The death of his child aged him tremendously'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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Age
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