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drinking age vs age

age vs drinking age

drinking age and age both are nouns.

drinking age is not a verb while age is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
drinking age Yes No No No
age Yes No Yes No
As nouns, age is a hypernym of drinking age; that is, age is a word with a broader meaning than drinking age:
  • drinking age: the age at which is legal for a person to buy alcoholic beverages
  • age: a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
Other hypernyms of drinking age include eld.
drinking age (noun) age (noun)
the age at which is legal for a person to buy alcoholic beverages how long something has existed
a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
a late time of life
an era of history having some distinctive feature
a prolonged period of time
drinking age (verb) age (verb)
grow old or older
begin to seem older; get older
make older
Difference between drinking age and age

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