Age-old
Age-old adjective - Dating or surviving from the distant past.
Prescriptive and age-old are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prescriptive" instead an adjective phrase "Age-old".
Prescriptive
Prescriptive adjective - Based on customs usually handed down from a previous generation.
Usage example: even in this age of e-mail the prescriptive response to a wedding gift is a handwritten thank-you note
Age-old and prescriptive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Age-old" instead an adjective "Prescriptive".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- old and age-old
- old and prescriptive
- familiar and age-old
- familiar and prescriptive
- fixed and age-old
- fixed and prescriptive
- established and age-old
- established and prescriptive
- venerable and age-old
- venerable and prescriptive
- ancient and age-old
- ancient and prescriptive
- traditional and age-old
- traditional and prescriptive
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