English Explanatory Dictionary

Iron Age

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. The most recent and debased of the four or five classical Ages of Man; hence, any period characterized by wicked behavior.
  2. An age characterized by the use of iron.
  3. A level of culture in which humans used iron and the technology of ironworking. (Estimated to have begun in Europe about 1100 BC)
name
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Iron Age.

Pronunciation

/ˈʌɪən eɪdʒ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Eleanorrrrrrrrrr-Iron Age.wav

Word forms

Iron Age the Iron Age

Etymology

From iron + age, in the mythological sense a calque of Latin saecula ferrea, aetas ferrea; in the archaeological sense a calque of Danish jernalder.

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