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English word origin

Etymology of ageful

From age + -ful.

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Source etymology 1

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adj

Aged, elderly, old. · Eternal, everlasting.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From age + -ful.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

An eternity, a perpetuity.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From age + -ful.

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