age-old

[eyj-ohld]

adjective

1. ancient; from time immemorial.

   an age-old tradition.

age-old

adjective

1. very old or of long duration; ancient

Word History and Origins

Origin of age-old¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

They echoed Roberts’ argument that things have changed in the South, and the age-old refrain of Supreme Court racial recidivists: Surely, these special protections must stop sometime.

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“Is there such a thing as a new story?” a character wonders, and the novel asks the same as it stages an age-old cycle of destruction and salvation in a fresh and memorable guise.

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Despite warning of an above-normal monsoon rainfall this year, river-embankments and age-old drains in many places remain unrepaired, while plastic waste clogs waterways meant to reduce urban floods.

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A new Bollywood film has reignited an age-old conversation around how India's largest and most influential film industry represents characters from non-Hindi speaking states.

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It’s time to revisit the age-old question that’s been debated for years: Are you Team Edward or Team Jacob?

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Related Words

• ancient 
• antiquated 
• archaic 
• hoary 
• old-fashioned 
• timeworn 
• well-established