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age noun

  /eɪd͡ʒ/
  • (countable, poker) The entitlement of the player to the left of the dealer to pass the first round in betting, and then to come in last or stay out; also, the player holding this position; the eldest hand.
alder, tidsalder
  • (astrology) One of the twelve divisions of a Great Year, equal to roughly 2000 years and governed by one of the zodiacal signs; a Platonic month.
alder
  • (uncountable) The state of being old; the latter part of life.
alderdom
  • (countable) A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others.
epoke, alder
  • (countable, uncommon, possibly, dated) A generation.
generation
  • (countable) Any particular stage of life.
  • (countable) Lifespan, lifetime; the total time that some being is alive from birth to death (or some category of beings, on average).
levetid, alder
  • (uncountable) Maturity; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities.
myndig

-age suffix

  /edʒ/ , /ɑː(d)ʒ/ , /əd͡ʒ/ , /ɪd͡ʒ/
  • Forming nouns indicating an action, process, or result.
-ing

aging noun

  /ˈeɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/
  • The process of becoming older or more mature.
aldring
  • The deliberate process of making something (such as an antique) appear (or, in science fiction, become) older than it is.
ældning

aged adjective

  /eɪdʒd/ , /ˈeɪ.dʒɪd/
  • Old.
  • (mostly, non-US) Having the age of.
  • Having undergone the improving effects of time; matured.
gammel
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