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age-old

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age-old (jld)
adj.
Very old or of long standing.
age-old, age-long
adj
very old or of long duration; ancient
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Adj.1.age-old - belonging to or lasting from times long agoage-old - belonging to or lasting from times long ago; "age-old customs"; "the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness"
antique
old - of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money"
age-old
Translations
age-old [ˈeɪdʒəʊld] ADJ → multisecular, antiquísimo
age-old [ˈeɪdʒˌəʊld] adj → secolare
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