01 n. The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or other kind; lifetime.
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The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or other kind; lifetime.“Mine age is as nothing before thee.” — Ps. xxxix. 5.
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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?
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The latter part of life; an advanced period of life; seniority; state of being old.“Nor wrong mine age with this indignity.” — Shak.
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One of the stages of life; as, the age of infancy, of youth, etc.
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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.
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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.
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A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others; as, the golden age, the age of Pericles.“Truth, in some age or other, will find her witness.” — Milton.
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A great period in the history of the Earth.
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A century; the period of one hundred years.“Fleury . . . apologizes for these five ages.” — Hallam.
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The people who live at a particular period; hence, a generation.“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.
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A long time.[Colloq.]
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the right belonging to 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.(poker)
Phrases & compounds
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.