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ageing
ageing
English
Alternative forms
- aging (US)
Verb
ageing
- (Australia, New Zealand, Britain) present participle of age
Noun
ageing (plural ageings)
- (Australia, New Zealand, Britain) The process of becoming older or more mature.
- (Australia, New Zealand, Britain) The deliberate act of making something (such as an antique) appear older than it is.
- (Australia, New Zealand, Britain, gerontology) Becoming senescent; accumulating damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time.
Translations
process of becoming older or more mature
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Adjective
ageing (not comparable)
- (Australia, New Zealand, Britain) Becoming elderly.
- The ageing artist could no longer steadily hold the brush.
Translations
becoming elderly
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