age
Cross references:
1. period
1. age \'a-j\ n [ME, fr. OF aage, fr. (assumed) VL aetaticum, fr. L aetat-,
(Xaetas, fr. aevum lifetime - more at AYE 1a: the part of an existence
extending from the beginning to any given time 1b: LIFETIME 1c: the time
of life at which some particular qualification, power, or capacity arises
or rests; specif : MAJORITY 1d: one of the stages of life 2a: the period
contemporary with a person's lifetime or with his active life 2b:
GENERATION 2c: a long time 3a: a period of time in history or in the
development of man or in the history of the earth 3b: a period of time in
prehistory characterized by the use of artifacts made from a distinctive
material 4: an individual's development measured in terms of the years
requisite for like development of an average individual
2. age vb or aged; or ag.ing; or age.ing 1: to become old : show the
effects or the characteristics of increasing age 2a: to acquire a
desirable quality by standing undisturbed for some time 2b: to become
mellow or mature : RIPEN 1: to cause to become old 2: to bring to a state
fit for use or to maturity