Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

age-old

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.18 in modern English

Syllables: age-old
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

Example Sentences

"They still make pottery by hand, in the age-old tradition."
"It is a striking fact that it seems to be an age-old tradition amongst locomotive designers that a 0-6-0 tender engine must have inside cylinders."
"And on a programme of works of this magnitude, passengers will need to be mindful of the age-old maxim of 'no gain without pain'."

Synonyms

antediluvian old as the hills old as Adam antique

Questions

What does age-old mean?: Very old; having existed for a long time; ancient or well-established.

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