Age(n.)
- The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or other kind; lifetime.
Age(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?
Age(n.)
- The latter part of life; an advanced period of life; seniority; state of being old.
Age(n.)
- One of the stages of life; as, the age of infancy, of youth, etc.
Age(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.
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.
Age(n.)
- A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others; as, the golden age, the age of Pericles.
Age(n.)
- A great period in the history of the Earth.
Age(n.)
- A century; the period of one hundred years.
Age(n.)
- The people who live at a particular period; hence, a generation.