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Iron Age

name
/ˈʌɪən eɪdʒ/UK

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.

  1. calqued from jernalder
  2. calqued from saecula ferrea

Definitions

  1. The most recent and debased of the four or five classical Ages of Man

    The most recent and debased of the four or five classical Ages of Man; hence, any period characterized by wicked behavior.

    • He that shall examine this iron age wherein we live, where love is cold […] may well ask where is charity?

  2. An age characterized by the use of iron.

  3. A level of culture in which humans used iron and the technology of ironworking.…

    A level of culture in which humans used iron and the technology of ironworking. (Estimated to have begun in Europe about 1100 BC)

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Alternative letter-case form of Iron Age.

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