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Meaning of Iron Age | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈʌɪən eɪdʒ/

Definitions

  1. The most recent and debased of the four or five classical Ages of Man; hence, any period characterized by wicked behavior.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Iron Age.
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  3. An age characterized by the use of iron.
  4. A level of culture in which humans used iron and the technology of ironworking. (Estimated to have begun in Europe about 1100 BC)

Equivalents

Čeština doba železná
Deutsch Eisenzeit
Español Edad del Hierro
Suomi rautakausi
Français âge du fer
हिन्दी लौह युग
Italiano età del ferro
日本語 鉄器時代
Nederlands ijzertijd
Polski epoka żelaza
Português idade do ferro
Русский желе́зный век
Svenska järnålder
Tiếng Việt thời đại đồ sắt

Examples

“He that shall examine this iron age wherein we live, where love is cold […] may well ask where is charity?”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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