top-age

adjective

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

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Meanings

adjectivetop-age (not comparable)
  1. Australianot comparableOf the oldest age permitted to participate in a competition, and therefore ineligible to participate in its next season.
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    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.

Origin

From top + age.

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APA

top-age. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top-age

MLA

“top-age.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top-age. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “top-age,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top-age.

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