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- [eyj]
- /eɪdʒ/
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- [eyj]
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Definitions of ages word
- noun ages the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to: trees of unknown age; His age is 20 years. 1
- noun ages a period of human life, measured by years from birth, usually marked by a certain stage or degree of mental or physical development and involving legal responsibility and capacity: the age of discretion; the age of consent; The state raised the drinking age from 18 to 21 years. 1
- noun ages the particular period of life at which a person becomes naturally or conventionally qualified or disqualified for anything: He was over age for military duty. 1
- noun ages one of the periods or stages of human life: a person of middle age. 1
- noun ages advanced years; old age: His eyes were dim with age. 1
- noun ages a particular period of history, as distinguished from others; a historical epoch: the age of Pericles; the Stone Age; the age of electronic communications. 1
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Origin of ages
First appearance:
before 1225 One of the 9% oldest English words
1225-75; (noun) Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French aage, eage, equivalent to aé (< Latin aetātem accusative of ae(vi)tās age; aev(um) time, lifetime + -itās -ity) + -age -age; (v.) Middle English agen, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Ages
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ages popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ages usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ages
noun ages
- forever — without ever ending; eternally: to last forever.
- aeons — Plural form of aeon.
- days — during the day, esp regularly
- weeks — a period of seven successive days, usually understood as beginning with Sunday and ending with Saturday.
- months — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
Antonyms for ages
Top questions with ages
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