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ageism
noun age·ism \ˈā-(ˌ)ji-zəm\
: unfair treatment of old people
Full Definition of AGEISM
: prejudice or discrimination against a particular age-group and especially the elderly
— age·ist also ag·ist \-jist\ adjective
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Variants of AGEISM
age·ism also ag·ism \ˈā-(ˌ)ji-zəm\
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First Known Use of AGEISM
1969
Rhymes with AGEISM
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