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English
rank|later|beyond|rose|490|age|nearly|miles|real

Etymology
From OF. term|aage|langfro (French term|âge|langfr), supposedly from LL. term|aetaticum|langla, from L. term|aetas|langla, from term|aevum||lifetime|lang=la.

Noun
en-noun

1. The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or other kind; lifetime.
2. <!--DefB-->That part of the duration of a being or a thing which is between its beginning and any given time.

#: What is the present age of a man, or of the earth?

1. <!--DefC-->The latter part of life; an advanced period of life; seniority; state of being old.
2. <!--DefD-->One of the stages of life; as, the age of infancy, of youth, etc.
3. <!--DefE-->Mature age; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities.

#: to come of age
#: he (or she) is of age

1. <!--DefF-->The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested.

#: the age of consent
#: the age of discretion

1. <!--DefG-->A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others.

#: the golden age
#: the age of Pericles

1. <!--DefH-->A great period in the history of the Earth.
2. <!--DefI-->A century; the period of one hundred years.
3. <!--DefJ-->The people who live at a particular period.
4. <!--DefK-->Hence, a generation.
5. <!--DefL-->A long time.

Translations
<!--DefA-->
trans-top|whole duration of a being
Arabic: t-|ar|ز��|sc=Arab
Danish: levetid
Dutch: t+|nl|leeftijd|m
Esperanto: t-|eo|a�o|xs=Esperanto
French: t+|fr|âge|m
Finnish: t-|fi|elinikä, t+|fi|ikä
Hebrew: ��� (gyl) m
Gujarati: �મર (umar)
Hindi: �य� (aayu), �मर (umr)
Japanese: t-|ja|寿�|trjumy�|scJpan; t+|ja|��|trissh�|scJpan
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Khmer: KMchar|���� IPAchar|(�y�)
Korean: �� (ilsaeng); �� (sumyeong)
Polish: czas życia m, d�ugo�� życia f
Romanian: t+|ro|viaţ�|f
Russian: t-|ru|воз�а��|m|trvózrast|scCyrl
Scottish Gaelic: aois f
Swedish: t-|sv|livslängd|c, t-|sv|livstid|c
Turkish: t-|tr|ömür
Urdu: ur-Arab|ع�ر (umr) f
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Latin: t+|la|aetas|m
Polish: t+|pl|wiek|m
Portuguese: idade, rarely edade f
Romanian: t-|ro|vârst�|f, t-|ro|etate|f
Romansch: vegliadetgna f
Russian: t-|ru|воз�а��|m|trvózrast|scCyrl
Scottish Gaelic: aois f
Slovak: t-|sk|vek|m
Spanish: t+|es|edad|f
Swedish: t-|sv|Ã¥lder|c
Turkish: t+|tr|ya�
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<!--DefC-->
trans-top|latter part of life
Czech: t+|cs|stá�í|n
Danish: alderdom
Dutch: t+|nl|ouderdom|m
Finnish: t-|fi|vanhuus
Hebrew: �קנ� (ziqna) f
Japanese: t-|ja|�齢|trr�rei|scJpan; t|ja|�齢|trk�rei|scJpan
Korean: �령 (noreyong); 고령 (goryeong)
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Polish: t-|pl|staro��|f
Russian: ��а�о��� f, воз�а�� m, года p (literally translates years)
Swedish: t-|sv|Ã¥lderdom|c
Turkish: t-|tr|ya�lılık
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<!--DefD-->
trans-top|one of the stages of life
Finnish: t+|fi|ikä, t+|fi|jakso
Hebrew: ��� (gyl) m
Polish: t+|pl|wiek|m, t-|pl|etap|m
Romanian: t-|ro|perioad�
trans-mid
Russian: t-|ru|воз�а��|m|trvózrast|scCyrl
Slovak: t-|sk|vek|m
Swedish: t-|sv|Ã¥lder|c
Turkish: t-|tr|ça�
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<!--DefE-->
trans-top|time of life when one attains full person rights
Danish: t-|da|myndig
Finnish: t-|fi|täysi-ikäisyys
Japanese: t-|ja|�人|trseijin|scJpan, t-|ja|�人��|trseijinsuru|scJpan (to come of age)
Korean: �� (seongnyeon)
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Polish: t-|pl|doros�o��|f, t-|pl|pe�noletnio��|f
Romanian: t-|ro|majorat
Russian: �ове��енноле�ие (sov'eršennol'étije) m
Slovak: dospelý vek m
Turkish: t-|tr|yeti�kin
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<!--DefF-->
trans-top|time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested
Finnish: -ikä latter part of a compound
Slovak: zrelý vek m
trans-mid
Russian: t-|ru|воз�а��|m|trvózrast|scCyrl
Turkish: t-|tr|olgunluk
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Latin: t+|la|aetas|m
Low Saxon: tied
Maltese: t-|mt|żmien|xs=Maltese
Polish: t-|pl|epoka|f, t+|pl|era|f
Portuguese: t-|pt|edade|m
Romanian: t-|ro|epoc�|f
Russian: �по�а f, ��а f, в�ем� n (often used in its plural form в�емена), век m (especially to indicate particular century)
Scottish Gaelic: linn#Scottish Gaelic|linn f, ùine f
Slovak: t-|sk|vek|m
Spanish: t+|es|edad
Swedish: t+|sv|tid|c, t-|sv|Ã¥lder|c, t+|sv|era|c
Turkish: t-|tr|ça�
Welsh: t-|cy|yr|xs=Welsh
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<!--DefH-->
trans-top|great period in the history of the Earth
Danish: tidsalder
Finnish: t-|fi|geologinen kausi, t+|fi|kausi
French: t+|fr|époque|f, t+|fr|ère|f
German: t-|de|�ra|f, t+|de|Epoche|f
Hebrew: ע��� (ydan) m
Interlingua: epocha, era;
Italian: t+|it|epoca|f, t+|it|era|f
Maltese: t-|mt|era|f|xsMaltese, t-|mt|epoka|f|xsMaltese
Polish: t+|pl|era|f
trans-mid
Portuguese: t+|pt|época|f, t+|pt|era|f
Romanian: t-|ro|epoc�|f, t-|ro|er�|f
Russian: �по�а f, ��а f, в�ем� n (often used in its plural form в�емена), век m (especially to indicate particular century)
Slovak: t-|sk|vek|m
Spanish: t-|es|época|f, t+|es|era|f
Swedish: t+|sv|era|c, t-|sv|ålder|c, t-|sv|tidsålder|c
Turkish: t-|tr|ça�
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<!--DefI-->
trans-top|century
See century
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<!--DefJ-->
trans-top|people who live at a particular period
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<!--DefK-->
trans-top|generation
See generation
Danish: t-|da|generation|c
Dutch: t-|nl|generatie|f
French: t+|fr|génération|f
German: t-|de|Generation|f
Hebrew: ��ר (dor) m
Interlingua: generation
Italian: t+|it|generazione|f
Japanese: t-|ja|�代|trsedai|scJpan
Korean: ��, �代 (sedae)
trans-mid
Maltese: t-|mt|Ä¡enerazzjoni|xs=Maltese
Polish: t-|pl|pokolenie|n
Portuguese: t-|pt|geração|f
Russian: t-|ru|поколение|n|sc=Cyrl
Romanian: t-|ro|generaţie|f
Spanish: t-|es|generación|f
Swedish: t-|sv|generation|c
Turkish: t-|tr|nesil
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<!--DefL-->
trans-top|a long time
Hebrew: נצ� (netzakh) m
trans-mid
Romanian: t-|ro|ve�nicie
Slovak: t-|sk|vek|m
Swedish: t-|sv|Ã¥ratal|n
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Breton: oad m -où (1), oadvezh m -ioù, hoalad m -où (2)
ttbc|CJKV Characters: 齡, 齢, �
ttbc|Esperanto: poko
ttbc|Indonesian: umur / usia (1)

Verb
en-verb|ages|ageing or in the US aging|aged

1. <!--DefM-->transitive To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.

#: grief ages us

1. <!--DefN-->intransitive To grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age.

#: he grew fat as he aged

Translations
<!--DefM-->
trans-top|transitive: cause to grow old
Dutch: t-|nl|oud doen worden, t-|nl|doen verouderen
Polish: t-|pl|postarza�
trans-mid
Romanian: t-|ro|îmb�trâni
Russian: ��а�и��/�о��а�и�� (stárit')/(sotárit')
Swedish: t-|sv|Ã¥ldra
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<!--DefN-->
trans-top|intransitive: become old
Czech: stárnout
Dutch: t-|nl|oud worden, t-|nl|verouderen
Finnish: t-|fi|vanhentua, t+|fi|vanheta
German: t-|de|alt werden, t-|de|älter werden, t-|de|altern, t-|de|vergreisen, t-|de|reifen
Hebrew: ����ק� (le'hizdaqen)
Japanese: 年���, ����� (toshi wo toru)
Korean: ��를먹� (nai reul meokda)
trans-mid
Polish: t-|pl|starze� si�
Romanian: t-|ro|îmb�trâni
Slovak: starnúť, zostarnúť
Russian: ��а�е��/�о��а�и���� (star'ét')/(sostárit's'a)
Swedish: t-|sv|Ã¥ldras
Turkish: t-|tr|ya�lanmak
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Synonyms
sense|latter part of life dotage, old age

Derived terms
rel-top4|term derived from "age"
act one's age
age bracket
aged<!--as in "old" and "being a certain age"-->
ageism
age group
ageist
rel-mid4
ageless
age limit
agelong
age of consent
age-old
ages<!--a long time-->
rel-mid4
ageing, aging<!--adjective, noun-->
Bronze Age
golden age
ice age
Industrial Age
Iron Age
rel-mid4
Middle Ages
of age
silver age
Stone Age
teenage, teenager
under age
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See also
Appendix:Age by decade

Category:English three letter words
Category:Time

French

Noun
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1. beam
2. shaft

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