English · Numbers & Time
age
/eɪdʒ/
[/eɪdʒ/]
a period; how old
Beginnernoun
Definition
A particular period of history; also how old someone or something is.
Example
We are living in the age of rapid technological change.
We are living in the age of rapid technological change.
Etymology
From Latin "aetas," lifetime, via Old French "aage."
How & Where It’s Used
Means a historical period or a person's number of years.