age
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- noun
- /eɪdʒ/
- 6 years of age at time of incident.
- age in years
- average age
- age group
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Watch on YouTubeIt is pretty flat within that age cohort, right?
- It is pretty flat within that age cohort, right?
- So I learned at a very young age that money doesn't solve it.
- I'd like to calculate the age of a flat universe.
- But what's the difference in age between Bradley Cooper and Hadid?
- This one was a big age gap and I didn't like him.
- Like OK, I'm XYZ age right now, but what can I do now?
- I reduce my biological age by probably three to five years.
- And what I said is I think you can keep age comments to yourself.
- And I can't use time or age as a, as an excuse.
Examples
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I used to help my father with the signwriting from a very early age.
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The students were between the ages of 19 and 26 years of age.
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And it really does not show its age or its use.
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And what I said is I think you can keep age comments to yourself.
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And he said, health leaves you, age happens, things change.
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Because I'm seeing their average age and it seems pretty high.
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For starters, its population will begin to age over the coming decade.
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He was twice my age and half my size.
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According to the information reported in this study, the average age to begin dieting was 18 years.
Academic text (2008) -
The age of the ancient tree is estimated to be over two hundred years.
Synonyms
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3.7
The number of full years and months since a person was born
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2.0
The later part of life after middle age when people often retire and may lose strength
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2.2
People of about the same age that researchers study together for social or statistical reasons
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3.9
A time since the late 1900s when computers and digital communication are common
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3.9
A period in early history when people used bronze tools and weapons between the Stone and Iron Ages
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1.3
A child old enough to go to school, usually between five and fifteen years old
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6.3
A period in Europe when people valued reason, science, and personal freedom more than old traditions
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5.8
A European movement that uses reason and science to question old beliefs and support people's rights
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5.0
A period in the 1920s in the United States with lively jazz music, parties, and social change
- Literature
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7.5
A period of strong achievement in art or culture that is less than a golden age
- Specialized
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9.4
A time in Earth's history about the last two million years when humans lived and changed the world
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6.7
A time in British history from 1837 to 1901 with strict social rules and many grand buildings
- Archaic
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5.1
A way to show how developed someone's thinking is by giving an age from a test
- Specialized
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3.7
Government or private payments that give money to people after they reach a set age, usually when they stop working
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3.2
A regular payment from the government or an employer to someone who has retired
- Specialized
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5.8
A long time in Earth's history since dinosaurs died when mammals became the main land animals
- Specialized
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8.0
A long time 230 to 63 million years ago when reptiles like dinosaurs lived on Earth
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4.2
A person who gets regular money from the government after they stop working because of age
- Literature
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7.3
A time in ancient myths when people are strong but violent and society is cruel
- Specialized
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5.1
A condition in older people when part of the eye gets weaker and causes loss of central vision
- Specialized
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6.7
The first part of the Stone Age when people made simple stone tools
- Specialized
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5.6
The age at which most children reach a certain skill, like walking or talking
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6.8
A period of English history during Queen Elizabeth I's rule when literature and drama flourished
- Specialized
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4.8
Time since the egg and sperm joined that shows how old the embryo or unborn baby is
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6.1
A later part of the Stone Age when people begin farming and make polished stone tools
- Specialized
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6.9
A baby who is much smaller and lighter than usual for their pregnancy length
- Specialized
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9.2
A time 405 to 345 million years ago when fishes dominated and early amphibians and ammonites appeared
- Specialized
Time counted from when the sperm joins the egg to show how old an embryo or unborn baby is
The middle part of the Stone Age when people used small stone tools and began to live in one place
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Etymology
Age comes from Latin aetas, which meant 'a period of life' or 'time', so the word naturally came to mean how long something has existed, as in the age of a building.