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ageing definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: growing old [syn: aging, ageing, senescent] n
1: acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time [syn: ripening, aging, ageing]
2: the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age [syn: aging, ageing, senescence]

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (also aging) 1 growing old. 2 giving the appearance of advancing age. 3 a change of properties occurring in some metals after heat treatment or cold working.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

also aging 1. Someone or something that is ageing is becoming older and less healthy or efficient. John lives with his ageing mother... Ageing aircraft need more frequent safety inspections. ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. Ageing is the process of becoming old or becoming worn out.