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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;
as, the golden
age
, the
age
of Pericles
.
“The spirit of the age.”
Prescott.
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.
See
Augustan
,
Brazen
,
Golden
,
Heroic
,
Middle
.
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
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
us
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Age

AGE

,
Noun.
[L. aetas,or aevum. But these are undoubtedly contracted words.]
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.

Definition 2024

Age

Age

See also: age, âge, Agë, Åge, -age, and âgé

Estonian

Proper noun

Age

  1. A female given name, short form of Agnes.

age

age

See also: Age, âge, Agë, Åge, -age, and âgé

English

Noun

age ‎(plural ages)

  1. The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or other kind; lifetime.
  2. (uncountable) That part of the duration of a being or a thing which is between its beginning and any given time; specifically the size of that part.
    What is the present age of a man, or of the earth?‎
  3. (uncountable) The latter part of life; an advanced period of life, eld; seniority; state of being old.
    Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age, sometimes age just shows up all by itself.‎
  4. (countable) One of the stages of life; as, the age of infancy, of youth, etc.
    • 2013 July 19, Peter Wilby, “Finland spreads word on schools”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 30:
      Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16. Charging school fees is illegal, and so is sorting pupils into ability groups by streaming or setting.
  5. (uncountable) 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
  6. (countable) The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested.
    the age of consent;  the age of discretion‎
  7. (countable) A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others.
    • 2013 August 3, “Yesterday’s fuel”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8847:
      The dawn of the oil age was fairly recent. Although the stuff was used to waterproof boats in the Middle East 6,000 years ago, extracting it in earnest began only in 1859 after an oil strike in Pennsylvania. The first barrels of crude fetched $18 (around $450 at today’s prices). It was used to make kerosene, the main fuel for artificial lighting after overfishing led to a shortage of whale blubber.
    the golden age;  the age of Pericles‎
  8. (countable) A great period in the history of the Earth.
    the Bronze Age was followed by the Iron Age;  the Tithonian Age was the last in the Late Jurassic epoch‎
  9. (countable) A century; the period of one hundred years.
  10. The people who live at a particular period.
  11. (countable) A generation.
    There are three ages living in her house.‎
  12. (countable, hyperbolic) A long time.
    It's been an age since we last saw you.‎
  13. (poker) The right of the player to the left of the dealer to pass the first round in betting, and then to come in last or stay out; also, the player holding this position; the eldest hand.

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Derived terms

Translations

Verb

age ‎(third-person singular simple present ages, present participle ageing or (US) aging, simple past and past participle aged)

  1. (transitive) To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.
    Grief ages us.‎
  2. (transitive, figuratively) To postpone an action that would extinguish something, as a debt.
    Money's a little tight right now, let's age our bills for a week or so.‎
  3. (transitive, accounting) To categorize by age.
    One his first assignments was to age the accounts receivable.‎
  4. (intransitive) To grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age.
    • Holland
      They live one hundred and thirty years, and never age for all that.
    • Landor
      I am aging; that is, I have a whitish, or rather a light-coloured, hair here and there.
    • 2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist:
      As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels. The reason plaque forms isn’t entirely known, but it seems to be related to high levels of cholesterol inducing an inflammatory response, which can also attract and trap more cellular debris over time.
    He grew fat as he aged.‎

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Statistics

Most common English words before 1923: later · beyond · rose · #490: age · nearly · miles · real

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɑʒ

Noun

age m ‎(plural ages)

  1. beam
  2. shaft

Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Preposition

age

  1. Munster form of ag (used before a possessive determiner)
    • 1938, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”[1]:
      Ní raibh aoinne cloinne age n-a muinntir ach í agus do mhéaduigh sin uirrim agus grádh na ndaoine don inghean óg so.‎
      Her parents had no children but her, and that increased the esteem and love of the people for this young girl.

References

  1. ↑ M. L. Sjoestedt-Jonval, 1936, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, p. 193.

Japanese

Romanization

age

  1. rōmaji reading of あげ

Kott

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔaqV ("to make sour, to rot"). Compare Assan bar-ak ("rotten") and Arin bar-oje ("rotten").

Adjective

age

  1. rotten

Related terms

Latin

Verb

age

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of agō

Mapudungun

Noun

age ‎(using Raguileo Alphabet)

  1. (anatomy) face

References

  • Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Occitan

Noun

age m (plural ages)

  1. age

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *augô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- ‎(“eye, to see”). Compare Old English ēaġe, Old Saxon and Old Dutch ōga, Old High German ouga, Old Norse auga, Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌲𐍉 ‎(augō).

Noun

āge n

  1. eye

Declension

Descendants

  • North Frisian:
    Föhr-Amrum: uug
  • West Frisian: each

Portuguese

Verb

age

  1. third-person singular present indicative of agir
  2. second-person singular imperative of agir

Etymology

From Middle English age, from Anglo-Norman age, from Old French aage, eage (Modern French âge), from assumed unattested Vulgar Latin *aetāticum, from Latin aetātem, accusative form of aetās, from aevum ‎(“lifetime”). Displaced native Middle English elde ‎(“age”) (modern eld; from Old English eldo, ieldo ‎(“age”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eɪd͡ʒ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪdʒ

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