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Noun: ageism  ey-ji-zum
  1. Discrimination on the basis of a person's age
    - agism

Derived forms: ageisms

Type of: discrimination, favoritism [US], favouritism [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Ageism

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Age of Fishes
Age of Mammals
Age of Man
Age of Reason
Age of Reptiles
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aged[2]
agedness
Agee
ageing
ageism
ageist
Agelaius
Agelaius phoeniceus
ageless
agelessness
agelong
agency
agency security
agenda
agenda item