age
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7.7
- noun
- /eɪdʒ/
- Five to twelve boys between the ages of twelve and fourteen would undergo the process.
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Watch on YouTubeHe is master of ages, like a God or God.
- He is master of ages, like a God or God.
- Days, months, years, ages, all go on to dust.
- And it seems like an age since I was diagnosed.
- If you say it, it sounds like ages ago, ages and ages ago.
- They just stand there for ages and decades.
Examples
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Most male Westsiders between the ages of 14 and 39 had a love affair with cars.
Academic text (1990) -
What you want is to look great for your age, not younger.
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But now we live in this age where winter never really comes.
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You are the same age now as your mother was when we met.
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You know, we lived in the dark ages, no Internet, nothing.
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Days, months, years, ages, all go on to dust.
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And it seems like an age since I was diagnosed.
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Each group was attended by 6 to 11 participants, roughly between the ages of 18 and 35 years.
Academic text (2011) -
Diana's wedding dress really is one for the ages.
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The Renaissance was a remarkable age of artistic and cultural revival in Europe.
Synonyms
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2.6
A very long time that feels much longer than usual
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1.0
A period lasting many days or years
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1.6
The whole time that a person, animal or thing exists
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7.9
A very long time since something happened
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9.9
A very long time
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9.9
The time in a person's life when they are old
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Idioms
Compounds
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2.0
The later part of life after middle age when people often retire and may lose strength
61
2.2
People of about the same age that researchers study together for social or statistical reasons
14
3.9
A time since the late 1900s when computers and digital communication are common
13
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
3
5.0
A period in the 1920s in the United States with lively jazz music, parties, and social change
- Literature
2
7.5
A period of strong achievement in art or culture that is less than a golden age
- Specialized
2
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
2
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
1
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
1
5.1
A condition in older people when part of the eye gets weaker and causes loss of central vision
- Specialized
1
6.7
The first part of the Stone Age when people made simple stone tools
- Specialized
1
5.6
The age at which most children reach a certain skill, like walking or talking
1
6.8
A period of English history during Queen Elizabeth I's rule when literature and drama flourished
- Specialized
1
4.8
Time since the egg and sperm joined that shows how old the embryo or unborn baby is
1
6.1
A later part of the Stone Age when people begin farming and make polished stone tools
- Specialized
1
6.9
A baby who is much smaller and lighter than usual for their pregnancy length
- Specialized
1
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, meaning 'a period of time', and in everyday speech the plural 'ages' came to mean 'a very long time', so people say 'I've been waiting for ages' when they mean a long wait.