ages

epochs, eras, periods: Human nature has not changed a great deal throughout the ages.
Not to be confused with:aegis – protection; support; sponsorship; auspices: The fundraising event was under the aegis of the Literary Arts Society.

age

A0136900 (āj)n.1. a. The length of time that a person or thing has existed: a man 23 years of age; wanted to know the age of the house.b. The time of life when a person becomes qualified to assume certain civil and personal rights and responsibilities, usually at 18 or 21 years; legal age: under age; of age.c. One of the stages of life: the age of adolescence; at an awkward age.d. The state of being old; old age: hair white with age.2. often Agea. A period of time marked by a distinctive characteristic, achievement, or figure: the Stone Age; the computer age; the Elizabethan Age.b. A period in the history of the earth, usually shorter than an epoch: the Ice Age.3. a. The period of history during which a person lives: a product of his age.b. A generation: ages yet unborn.4. ages Informal An extended period of time: left ages ago.v. aged, ag·ing, ag·es v.tr.1. To cause to become old or to show the signs of becoming old: The stress of the office visibly aged the president.2. To cause to mature or ripen under controlled conditions: aging wine.3. To change (the characteristics of a device) through use, especially to stabilize (an electronic device).v.intr.1. To become old or show signs of becoming old: Who doesn't want to age gracefully?2. To develop a certain quality of ripeness; become mature: cheese aging at room temperature.Phrasal Verb: age out Informal To reach an age, 18 or 21 years, for example, at which one is no longer eligible for certain special services, such as education or protection, from the state.Idiom: come of age To reach maturity.

[Middle English, from Old French aage, from Vulgar Latin *aetāticum, from Latin aetās, aetāt-, age; see aiw- in Indo-European roots.]

ag′er n.

Translations

añosmucho tiemposiglos

AGES

Acronym	Definition
AGES➣Österreichische Agentur für Gesundheit und Ernährungssicherheit (German: Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety; Vienna, Austria)
AGES➣Association of Graduate Engineering Students (Washington University in St. Louis; St. Louis, MO)
AGES➣Agenzia Autonoma Per La Gestione Dell'albo Dei Segretari Comunali E Provinciali (Italian public agency)
AGES➣Asociación Guatemalteca de Educación Sexual (Guatemalan Association for Sex Education)
AGES➣Advanced Guatemalan Educational Support Foundation (Putney, VT)
AGES➣Division of Archaeological, Geographical and Environmental Sciences (University of Bradford; West Yorkshire, UK)
AGES➣Air Ground Engagement System
AGES➣Analyse et Gestion des Etablissements de Santé (French: Analysis and Management of Health Institutions)
AGES➣Air-to-Ground Engagement Simulation