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top-age

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of the oldest age permitted to participate in a competition, and therefore ineligible to participate in its next season.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, not-comparable

Examples

  • 2013 Peter Ryan, Marsh, Langdon play the name game Australian Football League, 8 December 2013. Accessed 9 May 2019. He had spent the year wisely, co-captain of the Sandringham Dragons as a top-age player in the TAC Cup, and playing half a dozen games with the Sandringham Zebras, testing his mettle against big bodies, before an elbow injury cut his season short.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From top + age.