age
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1.0
- noun
- /eɪdʒ/
:
edad
- Cabrini continued to defy death until the age of 67.
- age in years
- an age group
- an age range
It's annoying how good he is for his age, you know?
- It's annoying how good he is for his age, you know?
- I, I, when I was your age, I was drinking.
- I have a friend that's my age, single.
- I'd say from a young age I was very independent.
- Like you said, I'm the same age as Frank and people like that.
- Middle school is that age where girls start to get quiet.
- And the crowd was like, like, what age do couples start fucking?
- Should a force retirement age be introduced?
- Do you have an age range for the Butler?
- And Eddie is from Eddie's around my age, you know, he's my generation.
Examples
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Overall, students in the study had an average age of 16.60 years, with 48% being male.
Academic text (2011) -
My daughter is the same age right now that I was when I met Cary.
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Middle school is that age where girls start to get quiet.
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A book suitable for the age of a child.
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At the time of the initial survey, the mean age of the sample was 46 years.
Academic text (2011) -
The participants range in age from 21 to 60, with the median age of 28.
Academic text (2011) -
Participants ranged from 11 to 15 years of age, with a mean age of 12 years.
Academic text (2011) -
A surprising number of the immigrants are under the age of 18 and unaccompanied by adults.
Academic text (2011) -
Is there an optimal or appropriate age to introduce this?
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Although Dad started taking pictures at an early age, he continued this hobby throughout his life.
Synonyms
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3.0
A rule that sets the youngest or oldest age allowed to do something
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3.6
The age at which a person becomes an adult by law
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3.7
The number of full years and months since a person was born
1
9.9
The time in a person's life when they are old
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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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 period in early history when people used bronze tools and weapons between the Stone and Iron Ages
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3.9
A time since the late 1900s when computers and digital communication are common
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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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5.0
A period in the 1920s in the United States with lively jazz music, parties, and social change
- Archaic
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5.1
A way to show how developed someone's thinking is by giving an age from a test
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6.7
A time in British history from 1837 to 1901 with strict social rules and many grand buildings
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5.8
A European movement that uses reason and science to question old beliefs and support people's rights
- Literature
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7.3
A time in ancient myths when people are strong but violent and society is cruel
- Specialized
1
5.8
A long time in Earth's history since dinosaurs died when mammals became the main land animals
- 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
- Specialized
1
8.0
A long time 230 to 63 million years ago when reptiles like dinosaurs lived on Earth
- Specialized
1
5.1
A condition in older people when part of the eye gets weaker and causes loss of central vision
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4.2
A person who gets regular money from the government after they stop working because of age
- Specialized
1
3.7
Government or private payments that give money to people after they reach a set age, usually when they stop working
- Specialized
1
6.7
The first part of the Stone Age when people made simple stone tools
- Specialized
The age at which most children reach a certain skill, like walking or talking
A period of English history during Queen Elizabeth I's rule when literature and drama flourished
- Specialized
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
- Specialized
Time since the egg and sperm joined that shows how old the 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
A later part of the Stone Age when people begin farming and make polished stone tools
A regular payment from the government or an employer to someone who has retired
- Literature
A period of strong achievement in art or culture that is less than a golden age
- Specialized
A baby who is much smaller and lighter than usual for their pregnancy length
How Old
Surface Forms
Etymology
Age comes from Latin aetas, meaning 'period of life', so it is used to name the number of years when someone reaches a right or stage, as in 'at the age of sixteen'.