Age Definition, Prefix, Suffix, Ologies and Isms, Age Information and Meaning



See also CHILDREN; 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.