age-old

American  

[eyj-ohld] / ˈeɪdʒˌoʊld /

adjective

1. ancient; from time immemorial.

   an age-old tradition.

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age-old British  

adjective

1. very old or of long duration; ancient

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Etymology

Origin of age-old

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Taken together, the twin messages of these two books answer that age-old question with the age-old feminist slogan: “The personal is political.”

From Los Angeles Times

But Gen Z is putting its own stamp on it, turning an age-old relationship strain into an instantly diagnosable flaw.

From The Wall Street Journal

This age-old enclave, blanketed in pristine snow, seems to Gabriel “the very embodiment of a three-dimensional Christmas card.”

From The Wall Street Journal

But urbanisation has seen encroachment onto these age-old grazing routes and locals accuse the Fulani of letting their cattle trample their crops and forcing them out of their homes and fields.

From BBC

For modern researchers, these age-old crops have become an extraordinary scientific resource.

From Science Daily

Related Words

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