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jmdict 2086740 Active (id: 2160894)
<entry id="2160894" stat="A" corpus="jmdict" type="jmdict">
<ent_corp type="jmdict">jmdict</ent_corp>
<ent_seq>2086740</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>高齢化</keb>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>こうれいか</reb>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&n;</pos>
<pos>&vs;</pos>
<pos>&vi;</pos>
<gloss>population ageing (aging)</gloss>
</sense>
<info>
<audit time="2006-06-04 00:00:00" stat="A">
<upd_detl>Entry created</upd_detl>
</audit>
<audit time="2012-09-26 05:33:11" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>Marcus</upd_name>
<upd_refs>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_ageing</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -13,1 +13,1 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;aging&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;population ageing&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2012-09-27 23:24:19" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>Richard Warmington</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>"ageing" is submitted for this entry but EDICT has "aging" in the entry 少子高齢化 【 しょうしこうれいか 
】 1.decreasing birthrate and aging population;aging population combined with the diminishing 
number of children;declining birthrate and a growing proportion of elderly people;dwindling 
birthrate and an aging population;low birthrate and longevity</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>1) My Oxford dictionary says "ageing (BrE) (also aging AmE, BrE)"
2) BBC World Service site says: "The answer is that both are correct! Ageing is the form that 
is more commonly found, although aging is occasionally used."
Home &gt; Grammar, Vocabulary &amp; Pronunciation &gt; Ask about English
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv37.shtml
3) It seems that "aging" is acceptable everywhere, but "ageing" is only acceptable in UK, 
Australia etc.</upd_refs>
</audit>
<audit time="2012-09-30 12:05:27" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_diff>@@ -13,1 +13,1 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;population ageing&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;population ageing (aging)&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2021-11-18 00:49:22" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>Meikyo vt and vi additions to n,vs entries
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-</upd_detl>
<upd_diff>@@ -12,0 +13 @@
+&lt;pos&gt;&amp;vi;&lt;/pos&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
</info>
</entry>



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