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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAge
/eɪdʒ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The length of time that a person has lived or a thing has existed.
"She started learning the piano at a very young age." - 2
A distinct period of history.
"We are now living in the digital age."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'age' originates from the Latin 'aetas', meaning 'lifetime' or 'period of life', which evolved through Old French 'age' before entering Middle English. Over time, its meaning has broadened to encompass various stages of life and time periods.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Age" is said worldwide
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âge
Transliteration: azh
"Quel âge as-tu ?"
Alter
Transliteration: altər
"Wie alt bist du?"
età
Transliteration: eˈta
"Quanti anni hai?"
edad
Transliteration: eˈðað
"¿Qué edad tienes?"
idade
Transliteration: iˈdadʒi
"Qual é a sua idade?"
आयु
Transliteration: aayu
"आपकी आयु क्या है?"
年龄
Transliteration: niánlíng
"你多大了？"
나이
Transliteration: nai
"나이가 어떻게 되세요?"
年齢
Transliteration: nenrei
"おいくつですか？"
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