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age (s) (noun), ages (pl)
1. The condition of being old: The jacket Alice wore for gardening showed many signs of age.
2. The number of years, months, days, etc. that a person has lived: Tony asked his friend if he were the same age as Greg.
3. One of the periods of life: When Mrs. Thompson reached middle age, she noticed that she couldn't run as fast as she could when she was younger.
4. An important period of time in the Earth's history: The Bronze Age or the Iron Age are two examples of great periods in the history of the Earth.
5. A generation: In their town there was a large complex with three ages living in it, grandparents, parents, and children!
5. The later stage of life: Mary asked her grandfather, "Does wisdom automatically come with age?"
6. A long time: It seemed like ages when Max waited for the bus to come.
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(Latin: age; space of time, ever, always; eternity)
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age
Any time span in earth history; such as, absolute age of rock or mineral, relative age of one rock unit compared with another, "age of reptiles", referring to the time when reptiles were dominant animals on the earth.
This entry is located in the following unit: Geology or Related Geological Terms + (page 1)
Age
Time represented by the time-stratigraphic unit called Stage (initial capital letter used in formal nomenclature).
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A message from someone who recently purchased a copy of Words for a Modern Age, A Cross Reference of Latin and Greek Combining Elements

John Robertson:

I received your book on 6/26/00. Congratulations on a great book. You no doubt spent a great amount of time in research. I find the book fascinating.

It’s been over 45 years since I studied Latin and Greek in college and unless one keeps it up, one tends to forget. You have rekindled my interest. Now that I’m retired, I’ll have more time. I have always been interested in the origin of words especially from Latin and Greek.

Because the schools do not teach Latin and Greek as they once did, your book would be invaluable in helping students with the English language; thereby enriching their thought process. I am so happy that we still have people in this world who regard knowledge of Latin and Greek essential to scholarly development.

To quote Seneca, Jr. from your book: “Non scholae, sed vitae discimus.” Thank you for your “illusions” and also many thanks to your wife.

Jeffrey

Note from your editor: The “illusions” referred to the dedication in Words for a Modern Age, A Cross Reference of Latin and Greek Combining Elements in which I wrote: “Dedicated to my wife, who has been my sine qua non. She has kept me in good health with her loving concern for my well being and has rarely interfered with my efforts to strive for my ‘illusions.’ ”

The Latin quotation by Seneca, Jr. means: “We don’t learn just for school, but we learn for life.”.




Speaking of books. The following came from "The Spelling Newsletter" published by Ray Laurita, Leonardo Press, PO Box 1326, Camden, ME 04843.


Can This Be True? Department

After reading the following exchange which appeared in the Metropolitan Diary, I have a feeling that our readers will be equally dismayed:

Carol Ruth Langer stopped at the information desk of a Barnes & Noble in Midtown to inquire about a copy of the Book of Job.


"How would you be spelling 'Job'?" the clerk asked.

"J -- O -- B", Ms. Langer said.

"Job books are in the career section."

Ms. Langer tried again. "Not job, Job, a book in the Bible".

"Who is the author" the clerk asked.


At that point, Ms. Langer knew it was time to leave.


As seen in the May 15, 2000, issue of the New York Times.
This entry is located in the following unit: Focusing on Words Newsletter #11 (page 1)
absolute age
Time before the present stated in years; referring to geologic events, generally based on measurement of radioactive decay rates and products of minerals or rock substances; such as, the uraniumlead method, carbon-14 method, etc.
This entry is located in the following unit: Geology or Related Geological Terms + (page 1)
age of majority, age of consent
Chronological date when one reaches adulthood, usually either 18 or 21; when juveniles are no longer under the jurisdiction of the juvenile courts, but rather the criminal courts.
This entry is located in the following unit: Criminal Court Words or Judicial Terms + (page 2)
age polyethism, temporal polyethism (s) (noun) (no pl)
The regular changing of labor roles by colony members as they age: Susan read in an article that age polyethism referred to the modification of labor roles of ants taking place on a regular basis due to ageing ants.
This entry is located in the following unit: Ant and Related Entomology Terms (page 1)
anatomic age (s) (noun), anatomic ages (pl)
The estimated age of an individual based on the person's structure: Anatomic age is the physical age of a human being and relates to the development or deterioration of the body as compared to that of other people of the same chronological age.
This entry is located in the following unit: Anatomy and Related Anatomical Terms (page 1)
Bronze Age
A period of the human past when bronze was the dominant material used for tools. Its date varies from place to place.
This entry is located in the following unit: Archeology, Archaeology (page 2)
Copper Age
A period of the human past when copper was the dominant material used for tools.

Its date varies from place to place.

This entry is located in the following unit: Archeology, Archaeology (page 2)
Iron Age
Period of the human past when iron was the dominant material used for tools.

Its date varies from place to place.

This entry is located in the following unit: Archeology, Archaeology (page 4)
Last Ice Age
Called the Würm, Weichsel, or Wisconsin glaciation depending where on earth it took place.

This period, which lasted from about 115,000 to 12,000 years ago, is characterized by massive glaciers that covered large portions of the northern hemisphere.

This entry is located in the following unit: Archeology, Archaeology (page 4)
retirement age (s) (noun), retirement ages (pl)
The age at which workers generally are no longer required to work for a living; especially, the age at which a pension is payable: The union contract for the agency stipulates an open retirement age for union members; in other words, there is no mandatory age for retirement.
This entry is located in the following unit: English Words in Action, Group R (page 4)
Stone Age
A generic term for that period of the human past in which stone, bone, and wood were the primary raw materials from which tools were made.

It covers the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic periods.

This entry is located in the following unit: Archeology, Archaeology (page 7)
Zero Age Main Sequence, ZAMS
The point on the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram occupied by a star that has a core temperature high enough for nuclear reactions.
This entry is located in the following unit: Astronomy and related astronomical terms (page 28)