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Webster 1913 Edition
Age
Age
(āj)
, Noun.
[OF.
aage
, eage
, F. âge
, fr. L. aetas
through a supposed LL. aetaticum
. L. aetas
is contracted fr. aevitas
, fr. aevum
lifetime, age; akin to E. aye
ever. Cf. Each
.] 1.
The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or other kind; lifetime.
Mine
age
is as nothing before thee. Ps. xxxix. 5.
2.
That part of the duration of a being or a thing which is between its beginning and any given time; as, what is the present age of a man, or of the earth?
3.
The latter part of life; an advanced period of life; seniority; state of being old.
Nor wrong mine
age
with this indignity. Shakespeare
4.
One of the stages of life;
as, the
age
of infancy, of youth, etc. Shak.
6.
The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested;
as, the
age
of consent; the age
of discretion. Abbott.
7.
A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others;
“The spirit of the age.” as, the golden
. age
, the age
of PericlesPrescott.
Truth, in some
age
or other, will find her witness. Milton.
Archeological ages
are designated as three: The Stone age (the early and the later stone age, called paleolithic and neolithic), the Bronze age, and the Iron age. During the Age of Stone man is supposed to have employed stone for weapons and implements. 8.
A great period in the history of the Earth.
The
geologic ages
are as follows: 1. The Archæan, including the time when was no life and the time of the earliest and simplest forms of life. 2. The age
of Invertebrates, or the Silurian, when the life on the globe consisted distinctively of invertebrates. 3. The age
of Fishes, or the Devonian, when fishes were the dominant race. 4. The age
of Coal Plants, or Acrogens, or the Carboniferous age
. 5. The Mesozoic or Secondary age
, or age
of Reptiles, when reptiles prevailed in great numbers and of vast size. 6. The Tertiary age
, or age
of Mammals, when the mammalia, or quadrupeds, abounded, and were the dominant race. 7. The Quaternary age
, or age
of Man, or the modern era. Dana.
9.
A century; the period of one hundred years.
Fleury . . . apologizes for these five
ages
. Hallam.
10.
The people who live at a particular period; hence, a generation.
“Ages yet unborn.” Pope.
The way which the
age
follows. J. H. Newman.
Lo! where the stage, the poor, degraded stage,
Holds its warped mirror to a gaping
Holds its warped mirror to a gaping
age
. C. Sprague.
11.
A long time.
[Colloq.]
“He made minutes an age.” Tennyson.
Age of a tide
, the time from the origin of a tide in the South Pacific Ocean to its arrival at a given place.
– Moon’s age
, the time that has elapsed since the last preceding conjunction of the sun and moon.
☞ Age is used to form the first part of many compounds; as, agelasting, age-adorning, age-worn, age-enfeebled, agelong.
Syn. – Time; period; generation; date; era; epoch.
Age
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Aged
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Aging
.] To grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age;
as, he grew fat as he
. aged
They live one hundred and thirty years, and never
age
for all that. Holland.
I am
aging
; that is, I have a whitish, or rather a light-colored, hair here and there. Landor.
Age
,Verb.
T.
To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to;
as, grief
. ages
usWebster 1828 Edition
Age
AGE
,Noun.
1.
The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or other kind; as, the usual age of man is seventy years; the age of a horse may be twenty or thirty years; the age of a tree may be four hundred years.2.
That part of the duration of a being, which is between its beginning and any given time; as, what is the present age of a man, or of the earth?Jesus began to be about thirty years of age. Luke 3.
3.
The latter part of life, or long continued duration; oldness.The eyes of Israel were dim for age. Gen 48.
4.
A certain period of human life, marked by a difference of state; as, life is divided into four stages or ages, infancy, youth, manhood, and old age; the age of youth; the age of manhood.5.
The period when a person is enabled by law to do certain acts for himself, or when he ceases to be controlled by parents or guardians; as, in our country, both males and females are of age in twenty-one years old.6.
Mature years; ripeness of strength or discretion.He is of age, as him. John 9.
7.
The time of life for conceiving children, or perhaps the usual time of such an event.Sarah was delivered of a son when she was past age.
Heb. 11.
8.
A particular period of time, as distinguished from others; as, the golden age, the age of iron, the age of heroes or of chivalry.9.
The people who live at a particular period; hence, a generation and a succession of generations; as, ages yet unborn.The mystery hid from ages. Col. 1.
10.
A century; the period of one hundred years.