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agelong

[ eyj-lawng, -long ]

/ ˈeɪdʒˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋ /

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adjective

lasting for an age.

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Origin of agelong

First recorded in 1800–10; age + long¹

Words nearby agelong

ageing, ageism, ageist, Agelaus, ageless, agelong, agemate, Agen, Agena, Agenais, agency

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How to use agelong in a sentence

You have but emerged from primitive conditions: we have a literature, a priesthood, an agelong history and a polity.
Ulysses|James Joyce
Such consequences, so wide-spread and agelong, can follow from the story of but one life.
The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Vol. 1|A. Maclaren
The yellow, blinkless eyes, with knife-edge pupils, flashed with the hate of agelong feud as I edged against the wall.
Tropic Days|E. J. Banfield
The unity of our own France was forged by agelong struggles between the separate provinces.
The Forerunners|Romain Rolland

I do not propose here to reopen the agelong dispute between free will and determinism, which seems to me largely verbal.
The Forerunners|Romain Rolland