age n
1. how long something has existed; "it was replaced because of its age"
2. an era of history having some distinctive feature; "we live in a litigious age" [syn: historic period]
3. a time in life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises; "she was now of school age"; "tall for his eld" [syn: eld]
4. a late time of life; "old age is not for sissies"; "he's showing his years"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"; "a beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood" [syn: old age, years, eld, geezerhood]
5. a prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years" [syn: long time, years] v
6. begin to seem older; get older; "The death of his wife caused him to age fast"
7. grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce" [syn: senesce, get on, mature, maturate]
8. make older; "The death of his child aged him tremendously" [ant: rejuvenate]

Age \Age\, n. In poker, the right belonging to 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.

Age \Age\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Aged; p. pr. & vb. n. Aging.] To grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age; as, he grew fat as he aged. They live one hundred and thirty years, and never age for all that. --Holland. I am aging; that is, I have a whitish, or rather a light-colored, hair here and there. --Landor.

Age \Age\ ([=a]j), n. [OF. aage, eage, F. [^a]ge, fr. L. aetas through a supposed LL. aetaticum. L. aetas is contracted fr. aevitas, fr. aevum lifetime, age; akin to E. aye ever. Cf. 220 catflap.bishopston.net dictd 1.11.2/rf on FreeBSD 8.1-STABLE <145858.61096.1289970012@catflap.bishopston.net>

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• Meaning: ancestors AESIR,AEGIR
• Origin: Norse
• Gender: Male

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