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aged
[ey-jid, eyjd]
adjective
having lived or existed long; of advanced age; old.
an aged man;
an aged tree.
Synonyms:Antonyms:pertaining to or characteristic of old age.
aged wrinkles.
of the age of.
a man aged 40 years.
brought to maturity or mellowness, as wine, cheese, or wood.
aged whiskey.
Physical Geography.old; approaching the state of a peneplain.
noun
old people collectively.
We must have improved medical care for the aged.
It seems we all, aged and young alike, live in a kind of continuum of existence.
aged
/ ˈɪɪ /
adjective
advanced in years; old
( as collective noun; preceded by the )
the aged
of, connected with, or characteristic of old age
(postpositive) having the age of
a woman aged twenty
geography (not in technical use) having reached an advanced stage of erosion
Other 51Թ Forms
- agedly adverb
- agedness noun
- preaged adjective
- unaged adjective
- well-aged adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
It’s not a spurious conclusion: Census data shows that the percentage of women aged 30–44 with no children is higher than it’s been since 1960.
He died in 1990 aged 74, and in his almost five-decade long career, these are the only book sketches he ever produced.
GP Shivaleela Bailwad will lead the event which organisers said was aimed at women aged from 18 to 70 and no booking was needed.
Leonard Lauder, the businessman who built Estee Lauder into one of the world's biggest cosmetic makers, has died aged 92.
Two boys, aged 14 and 12, were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after a report of a group of people throwing bottles at addresses in Lurgan, County Armagh.
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