: having existed for ages : ancient

Examples of age-old in a Sentence

age-old customs and beliefs
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With that, the Samsung community returns to one of its age-old questions. Ewan Spence, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025 The age-old debate over the widespread availability of pornography in America will enter a new phase this spring as the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether states can legally require websites hosting adult content to perform electronic age verification of all users. Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2025 While Anoushka’s work is still rooted in the age-old classical traditions of India, her trilogy deftly incorporates elements of trance, ambient and other more contemporary Western electronic music styles to create an often-melancholic old world/new world synthesis. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025 These age-old traditions have been refined over centuries to maintain order during the church's most dramatic moment of change. Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for age-old

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of age-old was in 1860

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“Age-old.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/age-old. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

age-old

adjective
ˈa-ˈjōld
: having existed for ages : ancient
an age-old story
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