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Definitions of 'age' Wordnet 

1. (noun) age
how long something has existed
"it was replaced because of its age"

2. (noun) historic period, age
an era of history having some distinctive feature
"we live in a litigious age"

3. (noun) age, eld
a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
"she was now of school age"; "tall for his eld"

4. (noun) long time, age, years
a prolonged period of time
"we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years"

5. (verb) old age, years, age, eld, geezerhood
a late time of life
"old age is not for sissies"; "he's showing his years"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"; "a beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood"

6. (verb) age
begin to seem older; get older
"The death of his wife caused him to age fast"

7. (verb) senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate
grow old or older
"She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"

8. (verb) age
make older
"The death of his child aged him tremendously"


Definitions of 'age' Webster 1913 Dictionary 

1. (noun) age
the whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or other kind; lifetime

2. (noun) age
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. (noun) age
the latter part of life; an advanced period of life; seniority; state of being old

4. (noun) age
one of the stages of life; as, the age of infancy, of youth, etc

5. (noun) age
mature age; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities; as, to come of age; he (or she) is of age

6. (noun) age
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

7. (noun) age
a particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others; as, the golden age, the age of Pericles

8. (noun) age
a great period in the history of the Earth

9. (noun) age
a century; the period of one hundred years

10. (noun) age
the people who live at a particular period; hence, a generation

11. (noun) age
a long time

12. (verb) age
to grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age; as, he grew fat as he aged

13. (verb) age
to cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to; as, grief ages us


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