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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.
    alt-of
  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

العربية عَصْر اَلْحَدِيد
Català edat del ferro
Čeština doba železná
Cymraeg Oes yr Haearn
Dansk jernalder
Deutsch Eisenzeit
Ελληνικά Εποχή του Σιδήρου
Español Edad del Hierro
Suomi rautakausi rautakautinen
Français âge du fer
हिन्दी लौह युग
Magyar vaskor
Հայերեն երկաթի դար
Italiano età del ferro
日本語 鉄器時代
ქართული რკინის ხანა
한국어 철(鐵)의 시대 철기 시대
မြန်မာဘာသာ သံခေတ်
Nederlands ijzertijd
Polski epoka żelaza
Português idade do ferro
Română epoca de fier epoca fierului
Русский желе́зный век
Svenska järnålder
Kiswahili Zama za Chuma
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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See also

iron bacterium iron band iron bloom iron blue iron bomb iron brew

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