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all ages

all ages adjective: open to people of all ages, particularly to children under the age of 18 (of an entertainment event, particularly music or dance).

Adjective

all ages (not comparable)

  1. (US) open to people of all ages, particularly to children under the age of 18 (of an entertainment event, particularly music or dance)
    • There are some all ages contests at the fair.

Origin of all ages

Ellipsis of for people of all ages

Questions about all ages

What does all ages mean?
All ages means open to people of all ages, particularly to children under the age of 18 (of an entertainment event, particularly music or dance).
What part of speech is all ages?
All ages is an adjective.

Words near all ages in the dictionary

  1. alkynyls
  2. alkyphenol
  3. alkyphenols
  4. all
  5. all aboard
  6. all ages
  7. all alone
  8. all along
  9. all and some
  10. all and sundry
  11. all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others

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