age

US /eɪdʒ/

UK /eɪdʒ/

1.

the length of time that a person has lived or a thing has existed

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What is your age?

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The car is showing its age.

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years duration period span lifetime

2.

a particular period of history

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We live in the digital age.

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The Stone Age was a long time ago.

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era epoch period time generation

1.

grow old or mature

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He has aged gracefully.

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The cheese needs to age for a few months.

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mature grow old ripen develop mellow

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aging aged middle-aged middle age old age the Middle Ages age limit