: having existed for ages : ancient

Examples of age-old in a Sentence

age-old customs and beliefs
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Following Truth Terminal’s obsessive tweeting about the age-old Goatse meme, someone inevitably launched a $GOAT memecoin. Sandy Carter, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 Restarting your router regularly sounds like an extension of the age-old pseudo-solution to everything digital: Reboot it. Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024 Though it was built more than three decades ago, the Yellow Barn retains its age-old charm. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2024 Michele cries, and Bananas executes on his age-old Bananas Arguing with a Girl Playbook: (1) Reject Accountability (2) Call Her Crazy (3) Shut Down At the daily challenge, Michele takes another L: T.J. explains her penance for losing last week’s competition is a 30-second time penalty. Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024 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 7 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

age-old

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