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iron age

Speech parts

1. iron age - Noun

2. Iron age - Proper noun

Meaning

(classical mythology) the last and worst age of the world

(archeology) the period following the Bronze Age; characterized by rapid spread of iron tools and weapons

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Examples

In a sense, my grandmother was living in the Iron Age. There was no system of writing among the nomads. Metal artifacts were rare and precious. ... The first time she saw a white person my grandmother was in her thirties: she thought this person's skin had burned off. Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Beauty in this Iron Age must turn From fluid living rainbow shapes to torn And sootened fragments, ashes in an urn. Philip José Farmer

Stone Age. Bronze Age. Iron Age. We define entire epics of humanity by the technology they use. Reed Hastings

An Iron Age ring and a Medieval brooch that were discovered by metal detectorists in Shropshire have been designated 'treasure' by a coroner. Source: Internet

An Iron Age culture of the Tibetan Plateau has tentatively been associated with the Zhang Zhung culture described in early Tibetan writings. Source: Internet

Ammunition Sling-bullets of baked clay and stone found at Ham Hill Iron Age hill fort The simplest projectile was a stone, preferably well-rounded. Source: Internet

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