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Iron Age

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

Françaisâge du fer
DeutschEisenzeit
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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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