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ageist

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age⋅ism

  [ey-jiz-uhm]
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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:
ageist, adjective, noun
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age·ism also ag·ism   (ā'jĭz'əm)   
n.  Discrimination based on age, especially prejudice against the elderly.
age'ist adj. & n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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