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Princeton's WordNet

  1. age-old, antiqueadjective

    belonging to or lasting from times long ago

    "age-old customs"; "the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness"

Wiktionary

  1. age-oldadjective

    very old; having existed for a long time; ancient or well-established

    They still make pottery by hand, in the age-old tradition.

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  1. age-old

    Age-old refers to something that has existed or continued for a very long time, often since a time that is beyond human memory or record. It's often used to describe traditions, beliefs, conflicts or practices that have been in existence for centuries or millennia.

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  1. gaoled

  2. old age

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Age-old in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Age-old in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Age-old in a Sentence

  1. Sybil Adelman:

    Most of you have been where I am tonight. The crash site of unrequited love. You ask yourself, How did I get here What was it about Was it her smile Was it the way she crossed her legs, the turn of her ankle, the poignant vulnerability of her slender wrists What are these elusive and ephemeral things that ignite passion in the human heart That's an age-old question. It's perfect food for thought on a bright midsummer's night.

  2. Mitch McConnell:

    I was pointing out they have their own fiscal problems that predate the coronavirus and I was not interested in borrowing money from future generations to fix age-old problems, there probably will be another state and local funding bill, but we need to make sure that we achieve something that will go beyond simply sending out money.

  3. Gurbir Grewal:

    As alleged in the complaint, Sun and others used an age-old playbook to mislead and harm investors by first offering securities without complying with registration and disclosure requirements and then manipulating the market for those very securities, at the same time, Sun paid celebrities with millions of social media followers to tout the unregistered offerings, while specifically directing that they not disclose their compensation.

  4. Douglas MacArthur:

    Last, but by no means least, courage -- moral courage, the courage of one’s convictions, the courage to see things through. The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave. It’s the age-old struggle -- the roar of the crowd on one side and the voice of your conscience on the other.

  5. Tatiana Martins:

    This case is about the age-old tale of the abuse of political power for personal greed.


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