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aged
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
aged
(adjective)
age
(verb)
middle age
(noun)
aged
adjective
aged
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of AGED
1
/
ˈ
eɪʤəd/
:
very old
an
aged
oak
an
aged
man
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2
/
ˈ
eɪʤd/
not used before a noun
:
having reached a specified age
a woman
aged
40 [=a woman who is 40 years old]
a child
aged
10
a group of men
aged
between 20 and 30
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the aged
:
old people
providing help for
the aged
and the sick
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— agedness
/
ˈ
eɪʤədnəs/
noun
[
noncount
]
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