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age group

American  

noun

  • age groups
    plural
  1. people of approximately the same age and often of the same gender or sex, nationality, educational or social background, etc.


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Origin of age group

First recorded in 1900–05

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Macklemore was not top of mind for many listeners in any age group last week.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Take our quiz to find out which age group from that survey most closely matches your values.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

That was by far the fastest growth of any age group.

From MarketWatch Sep. 5, 2026

The DfE says parents who want their child to start in Reception need to request admission outside the normal age group from the school's admission authority.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

He used these to calculate life expectancies for each age group, and to estimate the population of London, which he concluded was 460,000—not, as had been claimed, 7 million or so.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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