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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieseterna pregunta
Pronunciation / Transliteration: eˈterna preˈgunta
"El libre albedrío es la eterna pregunta de la humanidad."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A fundamental and enduring query or dilemma that people have discussed and debated for many generations.
"Determining the true meaning of happiness remains the ultimate age-old question." - 2
A recurring problem or mystery without a definitive historical resolution.
"Scientists and philosophers still grapple with the age-old question of nature versus nurture."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the Middle English adjective 'age-old' (denoting something of long-standing existence dating back generations) with 'question' (derived from the Latin 'quaestio' via Old French). It emerged in modern English usage to describe persistent, recurring philosophical or existential inquiries that humanity has pondered across centuries.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Age-old question" is said worldwide
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question ancestrale
Transliteration: kes-tjɔ̃ ɑ̃.sɛs.tral
"C'est la question ancestrale de savoir si le destin est écrit."
uralte Frage
Transliteration: uːɐ̯ltə ˈfʁaːɡə
"Das ist die uralte Frage nach dem Sinn des Lebens."
domanda millenaria
Transliteration: doˈmanda milleˈnaria
"Questo è il dilemma, una domanda millenaria."
eterna pregunta
Transliteration: eˈterna preˈgunta
"El libre albedrío es la eterna pregunta de la humanidad."
pergunta milenar
Transliteration: peɾˈɡũtɐ mileˈnaɾ
"Esta é a pergunta milenar que todos fazem."
चिर-परिचित प्रश्न
Transliteration: chir-parichit prashn
"यह जीवन के उद्देश्य का एक चिर-परिचित प्रश्न है।"
千古之问
Transliteration: qiān gǔ zhī wèn
"人从哪里来，到哪里去，这是一个千古之问。"
유서 깊은 질문
Transliteration: yuseo gipeun jilmun
"그것은 인류가 던져온 유서 깊은 질문이다."
長年の問い
Transliteration: naganen no toi
"それは人類にとって長年の問いである。"
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