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age definition and meaning

n. The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or other kind; lifetime.
n. 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?
n. The latter part of life; an advanced period of life; seniority; state of being old.
n. One of the stages of life; as, the age of infancy, of youth, etc.
n. 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.
n. 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.
n. A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others; as, the golden age, the age of Pericles.
n. A great period in the history of the Earth.
n. A century; the period of one hundred years.
n. The people who live at a particular period; hence, a generation.
n. A long time.
v. i. To grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age; as, he grew fat as he aged.
v. t. To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to; as, grief ages us.

Crossword clues for age

- ‘80s spirituality, New ...
- 80s spirituality, New ...
- A mirrored example of maturity
- A very long time for one in strife
- Ageing
- Become old
- Begin to seem older
- Chapter in history
- Don't rely eagerly on a period of time
- Don’t rely eagerly on a period of time
- Dont rely eagerly on a period of time
- Duration of life
- Eager, at heart, to get on
- Eon
- Epoch
- Epoch after bronze or iron
- Era
- Even hangmen get older
- Even Maggie will grow old
- Even Maggie will mature
- Geological period
- Get on in years
- Glacial period, ice ...
- Grow old
- Grow up!
- Historic period
- Historical era
- Historical period
- Later life
- Mature
- Neolithic era, Stone ...
- Number of years
- Number of years alive
- Pillages, takes drugs, only to grow old
- Plumage reveals fruitless period
- Some managers are mature
- Stage of life at which 007 abandoned bondage
- Stage of life portrayed in tragedy
- the total length of time someone alive from birth to death
- Time
- Time of life
- Time spent in little villages
- Vintage