age
nounDefinition of age
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a
: the time of life at which some particular qualification, power, or capacity arises or rests
the voting age is 18
specifically
: majority
b
: one of the stages of life
c
: the length of an existence extending from the beginning to any given time
a boy 10 years of age
d
: lifetime
e
: an advanced stage of life
2
: a period of time dominated by a central figure or prominent feature
the age of Pericles
: such as
a
: a period in history or human progress
the age of reptiles the age of exploration
b
: a cultural period marked by the prominence of a particular item
entering the atomic age
c
: a division of geologic time that is usually shorter than an epoch
3a
: the period contemporary with a person's lifetime or with his or her active life
b
: a long time
—usually used in plural haven't seen him in ages
c
: generation
4
: an individual's development measured in terms of the years requisite for like development of an average individual
age
verb
aged;
aging
or ageing
Definition of age (Entry 2 of 3)
1
: to become old : show the effects or the characteristics of increasing age
2
: to acquire a desirable quality (such as mellowness or ripeness) by standing undisturbed for some time
letting cheese age
-age
noun suffixDefinition of -age (Entry 3 of 3)
1
: aggregate : collection
trackage
2a
: action : process
haulage
b
: cumulative result of
breakage
c
: rate of
dosage
3
: house or place of
orphanage
4
: state : rank
peonage
5
: charge
postage
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