3. Age

See also 77. CHILDREN ; 299. OLD AGE .

ageism, agism

discrimination on the basis of age, especially against older people.

antiquation

the process of making antiquated or the condition of being antiquated.

coetaneity

coevalneity. — coetaneous, adj.

coevalneity

the state or quality of being alike in age or duration; contemporaneity. Also called coetaneity . — coeval, aadj.

juniority

the condition of being junior, as in age, rank, or position.

quadragenarianism

the state of being in one’s forties. — quadragenarian, n., adj. — quadragenary, adj.

quinquagenarianism

the state of being in one’s fifties. — quinquagenarian, n., adj. — quinquagenary, adj.

sexagenarianism

the state of being in one’s sixties. — sexagenarian, n., adj. — sexagenary, adj.