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noun(age)the time of life at which some particular qualification, power, or capacity arises or rests; specifically : majority
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noun(age)one of the stages of life
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noun(age)the length of an existence extending from the beginning to any given time
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verb(age)to become old : show the effects or the characteristics of increasing age
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verb(age)to acquire a desirable quality (such as mellowness or ripeness) by standing undisturbed for some time
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verb(age)to cause to become old
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noun suffix(age)aggregate : collection
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noun suffix(age)action : process
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noun suffix(age)cumulative result of
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noun(age)a segment of a population that is of approximately the same age or is within a specified range of ages
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noun(age)one who is of about the same age as another
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noun phrase(age)the age at which one is legally competent to give consent especially to marriage or to sexual intercourse
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noun phrase(age)the time of life when one begins to be able to distinguish right from wrong
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noun phrase(age)a period characterized by a prevailing belief in the use of reason; especially Age of Reason : the 18th century in England and France
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adjective(age)having existed for ages : ancient
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noun(age)macular degeneration that affects the elderly in either a slowly progressing form marked especially by the accumulation of yellow deposits in and thinning of the macula or in a rapidly progressing form marked by scarring produced by bleeding and fluid leakage below the macula —abbreviation AMD