aged

[ ey-jid for 1, 2, 5, 6; eyjd for 1, 3, 4 ]

/ ˈeɪ dʒɪd for 1, 2, 5, 6; eɪdʒd for 1, 3, 4 /

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adjective

having lived or existed long; of advanced age; old: an aged man;an aged tree.

pertaining to or characteristic of old age: aged wrinkles.

of the age of: a man aged 40 years.

brought to maturity or mellowness, as wine, cheese, or wood: aged whiskey.

Physical Geography. old; approaching the state of a peneplain.

noun Usually the aged .(used with a plural verb)

old people collectively: We must have improved medical care for the aged.It seems we all, aged and young alike, live in a kind of continuum of existence.

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1 young.

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Origin of aged

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English; see age, -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM aged

a·ged·ly, adverba·ged·ness, nounpre·aged, adjectiveun·aged, adjective

well-aged, adjective

How to use aged in a sentence

The best comparison here for an American audience is, well, Internet stuff.
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Then add in all bored people, as well as people whose job it is to report on celebrities.
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The well, ghost or no ghost, is certainly a piece of history with a bold presence.
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In front of this strange structure are two blank-faced, well-dressed models showing off the latest in European minimalism.
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It is the obligation of citizens and journalists as well as governments.
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Mrs. Wurzel was quite right; they had been supplied, regardless of cost, from Messrs. Rochet and Stole's well-known establishment.
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The big room at King's Warren Parsonage was already fairly well filled.
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The country is well inhabited, for it contains fifty-one cities, near a hundred walled towns, and a great number of villages.
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The aged woman made no reply; her eyes still studied Ramona's face, and she still held her hand.
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Before he could finish the sentence the Hole-keeper said snappishly, "Well, drop out again—quick!"
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British Dictionary definitions for aged

aged

/ (ˈeɪdʒɪd) /

adjective

advanced in years; old
(as collective noun; preceded by the)the aged

of, connected with, or characteristic of old age

(eɪdʒd) (postpositive) having the age ofa woman aged twenty

geography (not in technical use) having reached an advanced stage of erosion

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