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age·ism

   [ey-jiz-uhm]
noun
1.
discrimination against persons of a certain age group.
2.
a tendency to regard older persons as debilitated, unworthy of attention, or unsuitable for employment.
Origin:
1965–70; age + -ism, on the model of sexism, racism, etc.

Related forms
age·ist, adjective, noun
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ageism or agism (ˈeɪdʒɪzəm)
 
—n
discrimination against people on the grounds of age; specifically, discrimination against the elderly
 
agism or agism
 
—n
 
'ageist or agism
 
—adj
 
'agist or agism
 
—adj

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ageism
"discrimination against people based on age," coined 1969 by U.S. gerontologist Dr. Robert N. Butler, from age + -ism, on pattern of racism, sexism.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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