: having existed for ages : ancient

Examples of age-old in a Sentence

age-old customs and beliefs
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Sano ramen shops are typically small, family-run businesses, which often still use age-old, traditional ramen-making methods. Kim Kay, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025 The film revisits this age-old idea of technology gone wrong; in this case, in the form of the Discovery One spacecraft’s primary computer --- the HAL 9000. Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 Grow in Guilds Growing fruit trees in tree guilds is an age-old planting technique that’s quite similar to companion planting. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025 To not vote is to make our republic meaningless, but to continue to vote for the same two parties is to continue to perpetuate an increasingly failing system, answering the age-old question of what insanity is: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 2 Sep. 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 18 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

age-old

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