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Synonyms of age-oldnext
: having existed for ages : ancient

Examples of age-old in a Sentence

age-old customs and beliefs
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El Fogón Giant pots filled with soups, stews, and curries simmer over open flames at El Fogón, a local staple in downtown San Pedro known for using age-old cooking techniques to craft flavorful Belizean dishes like beef stew and fish soup paired with coconut rice. Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2025 Desperate to go north, the young wolf is now unknowingly embroiled in an ongoing debate and an age-old tension between wolves and the people who try to manage them. Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 28 Nov. 2025 And as the story moves between age-old farm communities and bustling, elegant Jerusalem, production designer Nael Kanj and costume designer Hamada Atallah create a vibrant world that’s alive with period detail. Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 26 Nov. 2025 The interdisciplinary approach brought the duke’s life and death to a stunning clarity — indicating how analyses can shed new light on age-old mysteries, even murders. Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 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 7 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

age-old

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