age-old

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age-old

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  1. not comparable Very old; having existed for a long time; ancient or well-established. They still make pottery by hand, in the age-old tradition.

    Similar: antediluvian, old as the hills, old as Adam

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@misc{age_old_2026,
  title = {age-old},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/age-old},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}