noun
people who are old collectively
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Examples
- special arrangements were available for the aged
adjective
advanced in years
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- (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
- aged members of the society
- elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper
- senior citizen
adjective
at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable)
Examples
- aged rocks
adjective
having attained a specific age
Synonyms
aged(a)
of age(p)
Examples
- (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)
- aged ten
- ten years of age
adjective
of wines, fruit, cheeses
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- having reached a desired or final condition
- (`aged' pronounced as one syllable)
- mature well-aged cheeses
adjective
(used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)
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noun
how long something has existed
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- it was replaced because of its age
noun
an era of history having some distinctive feature
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- we live in a litigious age
noun
a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
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- she was now of school age
- tall for his eld
noun
a prolonged period of time
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- we've known each other for ages
- I haven't been there for years and years
noun
a late time of life
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- 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
begin to seem older
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- get older
- The death of his wife caused him to age fast
verb
grow old or older
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- She aged gracefully
- we age every day--what a depressing thought!
- Young men senesce
verb
make older
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- The death of his child aged him tremendously