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   Age

   /āj/

   

   noun

   • 1. the length of time that a person has lived or a thing has existed: "he died from a heart attack at the age of 51" Similar number of yearslifetimedurationlength of lifestage of lifegenerationage grouppeer groupyearssummerswinters
   • ▪ a particular stage in someone's life: "children of primary school age"
   • ▪ the latter part of life or existence; old age: "with age this gland can become sluggish" Similar elderlinessold ageoldnesssenioritymaturitydotagesenilityone's advancing/advanced yearsone's declining yearsthe winter/autumn of one's lifeformal:senescencearchaic:eldrare:caducityOpposite youthchildhood
   • 2. a distinct period of history: "an age of technological growth" Similar eraepochperiodtimeeonspan
   • ▪ a division of time that is a subdivision of an epoch, corresponding to a stage in chronostratigraphy.
   • ▪ a lifetime taken as a measure of time; a generation: archaic "Nestor is said to have lived three ages when he was ninety years old"
   • ▪ a very long time: informal British "I haven't seen her for ages" Similar a long timea lifetimean eternityseemingly foreverhoursdaysmonthsyearseonshours/days/months on endages and agesa month of Sundaysinformal:yonksdonkey's yearsinformal, dated:a coon's age

   verb

   • 1. grow old or older, especially visibly and obviously so: "the tiredness we feel as we age"
   • ▪ cause to grow, feel, or appear older: "he even tried aging the painting with a spoonful of coffee"
   • ▪ (especially with reference to an alcoholic drink) mature or allow to mature: "the wine ages in open vats or casks"
   • ▪ determine how old (something) is: "we didn't have a clue how to age these animals"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, based on Latin aetas, aetat-, from aevum ‘age, era’.

   Scrabble Points: 4

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   Nov 21, 2023 · Understand what the concept of age is. Learn about the types of age, such as physiological age, biological age, psychological age, functional age, and social age. Updated: 11/21/2023.

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   the level of mental, emotional, or educational development of a person, esp. a child, as determined by various tests and based on a comparison of the individual's score with the average score for persons of the same chronological age

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   Definition of age noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Feb 15, 2019 · Your chronological age is the amount of time that has passed from your birth to the given date. It’s your age in terms of years, months, days, etc. This is the primary way people define their...

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   a period of human life, measured by years from birth, usually marked by a certain stage or degree of mental or physical development and involving legal responsibility and capacity: the age of discretion; the age of consent; The state raised the drinking age from 18 to 21 years.