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AGED
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
People who are old collectively
Example:
special arrangements were available for the aged
Synonyms:
aged; elderly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("aged" is a kind of...):
age bracket; age group; cohort (a group of people having approximately the same age)
Antonym:
young (young people collectively)
Derivation:
aged (advanced in years; ('aged' is pronounced as two syllables))
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process ('aged' is pronounced as one syllable)
Synonyms:
aged; cured
Classified under:
Similar:
preserved (prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; ('aged' pronounced as one syllable)
Example:
mature well-aged cheeses
Synonyms:
aged; ripened
Classified under:
Similar:
mature; ripe (fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used)
Derivation:
agedness (the property characteristic of old age)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Advanced in years; ('aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
Example:
senior citizen
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
old ((used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age)
Derivation:
aged (people who are old collectively)
agedness (the property characteristic of old age)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Having attained a specific age; ('aged' is pronounced as one syllable)
Example:
ten years of age
Synonyms:
aged; of age
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
old ((used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age)
Sense 5
Meaning:
At an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable)
Example:
aged rocks
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
worn (affected by wear; damaged by long use)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb age
Context examples:
Neuromyotonia usually occurs in people aged 15 to 60 years.
(Neuromyotonia, NCI Dictionary)
However, aged cells tend to be highly resistant to any type of manipulation intended to induce regeneration.
(Scientists Discover Molecule that Could Reverse Cellular Aging, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Among middle-aged adults, higher levels of the protein in the blood were also associated with protection from type 2 diabetes.
(New Potential Approach Found to Type 2 Diabetes Treatment, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
This new research was conducted to understand why, and whether this sex difference may be due to how the male and female fetuses are supported within the womb in an aged mother.
(Placenta changes could mean male offspring of older mums more likely to develop heart problems in later life, University of Cambridge)
Nearly one in ten people aged 18 and older have mood disorders.
(Mood Disorders, NIH)
Scientists took brain scans of children aged between three and five, and compared the results with screen use.
(Too Much Screen Time Changes Structure of Toddlers' Brains, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The clinical trial involved 64 children from Athens in Greece, aged 5 to 12 who had mild asthma.
(Fish-Rich Diet Beneficial for Children with Asthma, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The study covered 343 children examined aged six months, twelve months, and twenty-four months, 221 of whom had older siblings with autism.
(Scientists say excess cerebrospinal fluid may serve as early sign of autism, Wikinews)
Investigators at Stanford University enrolled 120 people aged 7 to 55 with diagnosed peanut allergy in the Peanut Oral Immunotherapy Study: Safety Efficacy and Discovery, or POISED.
(Few people with peanut allergy tolerate peanut after stopping oral immunotherapy, National Institutes of Health)
It usually occurs in young to middle-aged women.
(Multicystic Mesothelioma, NCI Thesaurus)
