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"she was now of school age"nouna time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
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"we've known each other for ages"nouna prolonged period of timetype of:
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"old age is not for sissies" "age hasn't slowed him down at all"nouna late time of life
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"She aged gracefully" "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"verbgrow old or oldertype of:
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"we live in a litigious age"nounan era of history having some distinctive feature
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"The death of his wife caused him to age fast"verbbegin to seem older; get oldertype of:
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"it was replaced because of its age"nounhow long something has existedtype of:
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"The death of his child aged him tremendously"verbmake olderOpposite:
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years turn change period property develop era mature majority reign alter minority antiquity modify eon aeon epoch dote senility newness eld dotage oldness time of life legal age age of consent voting age drinking age nonage long time period of time time period blue moon month of sundays year dot geezerhood old age second childhood get on maturate senesce fossilise fossilize historic period jazz age golden age turn of the century mental age gestational age fetal age fertilization age developmental age chronological age bone age youngness