interage

age

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [eyj]
- /eɪdʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [eyj]
- /eɪdʒ/

Definitions of interage word

noun interage 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 interage 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 interage 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 interage one of the periods or stages of human life: a person of middle age. 1
noun interage advanced years; old age: His eyes were dim with age. 1
noun interage 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 interage

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 Interage

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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interage 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".

interage usage trend in Literature

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