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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  ageing \ageing\ n.
     same as {aging}.
  
     Syn: ripening, aging, mellowing
          [WordNet 1.5]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  ageing \ageing\ adj.
     1. having lived for a relatively long (or a specified) time;
        not young; -- used especially of persons. Opposite of
        {young}.
  
     Syn: aging, senescent, old.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aging \Ag"ing\, n.
     the process by which objects or materials acquire desirable
     qualities by being left undisturbed for some time under
     specific conditions. It is used mostly for foods snd
     beverages, but also for other materials. [Also spelled
     {ageing}.]
     [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ageing
       adj : growing old [syn: {aging}, {senescent}]
       n 1: acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for
            some time [syn: {ripening}, {aging}]
       2: the organic process of growing older and showing the effects
          of increasing age [syn: {aging}, {senescence}]

















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