USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled "agism."
ageism(
ey
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jih
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zuhm
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la discriminación por edad
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
My stepmother is having trouble finding work, and she thinks it's because of ageism.Mi madrastra está teniendo problemas para conseguir trabajo y cree que la causa es la discriminación por edad.
b. el edadismo
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
There's no evidence of racism or ageism in the selection process of candidates.No hay pruebas de que haya racismo o edadismo en el proceso de selección de candidatos.
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