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ageism

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈeɪd͡ʒ.ɪzm̩/Part of speech nounSorted aegimsStarts with AEnds with M0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. discrimination on the basis of a person's age

Word origin

From age + -ism. Coined by American academic Robert N. Butler in 1969.

Used in a sentence

  • But a half-hour into this third Democratic debate, many Democrats had to be wondering: Can he [Joe Biden] go three hours? It’s our own collective ageism.

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