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/eɪdʒ/

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Translation

How many years a person, animal, or thing has lived or existed.

Word origin

From Old French aage, from Latin aetas meaning a length of life or time.

Origin
Old French
Root
aetas

Grammar

Gender
Pluralages

Examples

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Here "age" asks how many years old you are.

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"Ages" is the plural, meaning many different year counts.

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Here "age" tells us how old she was at that time.

Your age is the number of years you have lived. We also use the word "age" to talk about a long period of time in history.

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This word is part of lesson 12.