English Explanatory Dictionary

age grade

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An organized, culturally defined social category of people with membership based on age; in some societies it is entered automatically when one reaches a certain age, while in others it is entered through an initiation rite and/or the payment of a fee.

Word forms

age grade age grades

Related words

age set

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