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AGEIST
age·ism
/
ˈeɪ
dʒɪz
əm
/
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[
ey
-jiz-
uh
m
]
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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
Dictionary.com Unabridged
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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
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
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—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
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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