Iron Age en · PROPN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈʌɪən eɪdʒ/ (UK)
Etymology
From iron + age, in the mythological sense a calque of Latin saecula ferrea, aetas ferrea; in the archaeological sense a calque of Danish jernalder.
Meanings
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The most recent and debased of the four or five classical Ages of Man; hence, any period characterized by wicked behavior.
He that shall examine this iron age wherein we live, where love is cold […] may well ask where is charity?
1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition II, section 1, member 3:
- An age characterized by the use of iron.
- A level of culture in which humans used iron and the technology of ironworking. (Estimated to have begun in Europe about 1100 BC)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Iron Age | canonical | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Silver Age · Heroic Age · Bronze Age · Bronze Age · Stone Age · Golden Age
Translations (65)
ko 철(鐵)의 시대 (mythology) · gl idade do ferro (mythology) · nrf Âge dé Fé (mythology) · sw Zama za Chuma (archaeology) · ru желе́зный век (archaeology) · nrf Âge dé Fé (archaeology) · nb jernalder (archaeology) · pt Idade do Ferro (archaeology) · cmn 鐵器時代 /铁器时代 (mythology) · ms Zaman Besi (archaeology) · nl ijzertijd (mythology) · cs doba železná (archaeology) · tr Demir Çağı (archaeology) · ga an Iarannaois (archaeology) · cy Oes yr Haearn (archaeology) · da jernalder (mythology) · alt темир чак (archaeology) · cmn 鐵器時代 /铁器时代 (archaeology) · zza Demê asıni (mythology) · es Edad del Hierro (archaeology) · mk железно време (archaeology) · da jernalder (archaeology) · fi rautakausi (mythology) · myv кшнибинге (archaeology) · fr âge du fer (mythology) · ka რკინის ხანა (archaeology) · et rauaaeg (archaeology) · nn jernalder (archaeology) · ast Edá del Fierro (archaeology) · nn jarnalder (archaeology) · el Εποχή του Σιδήρου (archaeology) · ro epoca fierului (archaeology) · pt idade do ferro (archaeology) · nl ijzertijd (archaeology) · mk железно време (mythology) · ru желе́зный век (mythology) · li iezertied (mythology) · ro epoca de fier (archaeology) · ar عَصْر اَلْحَدِيد (archaeology) · ca edat del ferro (archaeology) · hu vaskor (archaeology) · pt Idade do Ferro (mythology) · et rauaaeg (mythology) · fr âge du fer (archaeology) · ms Zaman Besi (mythology) · it età del ferro (archaeology) · gl idade do ferro (archaeology) · ga an Iarannaois (mythology) · lv dzelzs laikmets (archaeology) · ja 鉄器時代 (archaeology) · pt idade do ferro (mythology) · pl epoka żelaza (mythology) · pl epoka żelaza (archaeology) · kk темір дәуірі (archaeology) · li iezertied (archaeology) · hy երկաթի դար (archaeology) · vi thời đại đồ sắt (archaeology) · ko 철기 시대 (archaeology) · sv järnålder (archaeology) · fi rautakausi (archaeology) · my သံခေတ် (archaeology) · de Eisenzeit (archaeology) · zza Dorê asıni (archaeology) · hi लौह युग (archaeology) · no jernalder (mythology)