age
noun [C] (PERIOD) /eɪdʒ/Definition
B1 a particular period in time: the Victorian age the modern age the nuclear agePeriods of time - general words
(Definition of age noun (PERIOD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- at/in one sitting idiom
- day noun
- duration noun
- gap noun (DIFFERENCE)
- grace noun (TIME)
- interval noun (TIME/DISTANCE)
- length noun (TIME)
- me time noun
- period noun (TIME)
- rest noun (STOP)
- run noun (SERIES)
- shortly adverb
- slot noun (AMOUNT OF TIME)
- span noun (TIME)
- spasm noun
- spell noun (PERIOD)
- spree noun
- stint noun
- stretch noun (TIME)
- term noun (TIME)
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