iron age
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Iron Age¹
- /ˈʌɪən eɪdʒ/ UK
Where it comes from
From iron + age, in the mythological sense a calque of Latin saecula ferrea, aetas ferrea; in the archaeological sense a calque of Danish jernalder.
proper noun the Iron Age
- 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?
- An age characterized by the use of iron.
- A level of culture in which humans used iron and the technology of ironworking. (Estimated to have begun in Europe about 1100 BC)
iron age²
proper noun the iron age
- Alternative letter-case form of Iron Age
Translations
Every language
name mythology
| 한국어 | 철(鐵)의 시대 cheor-ui sidae |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 鐵器時代 /铁器时代 Tiěqì Shídài |
| Português | idade do ferro, Idade do Ferro |
| Français | âge du fer |
| Русский | желе́зный век želéznyj vek |
name archaeology
| Español | Edad del Hierro |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 철기 시대 Cheolgi sidae |
| 日本語 | 鉄器時代 Tekki Jidai |
| 中文 | 鐵器時代 /铁器时代 Tiěqì Shídài |
| हिन्दी | लौह युग lauh yug |
| Kiswahili | Zama za Chuma |
| Português | idade do ferro, Idade do Ferro |
| Français | âge du fer |
| Deutsch | Eisenzeit |
| Italiano | età del ferro |
| Ελληνικά | Εποχή του Σιδήρου Epochí tou Sidírou |
| Română | epoca fierului, epoca de fier |
| Русский | желе́зный век želéznyj vek |
| Tiếng Việt | thời đại đồ sắt |
| العربية | عَصْر اَلْحَدِيد ʕaṣr al-ḥadīd |
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