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aged: Meaning and Definition of

a•ged

Pronunciation: (ā'jid for 1, 2, 5, 6 ājd for 1, 3, 4), [key]
— adj.
  1. having lived or existed long; of advanced age; old: an aged man; an aged tree.
  2. pertaining to or characteristic of old age: aged wrinkles.
  3. of the age of: a man aged 40 years.
  4. brought to maturity or mellowness, as wine, cheese, or wood: aged whiskey.
  5. old; approaching the state of peneplain.
—n.
  1. old people collectively (usually prec. by the): We must have improved medical care for the aged.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
age agee
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