| • | The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or
   other kind; lifetime. | 
											
															| • | That part of the duration of a being or a thing which is
   between its beginning and any given time; as, what is the present age
   of a man, or of the earth? | 
											
															| • | The latter part of life; an advanced period of life;
   seniority; state of being old. | 
											
															| • | One of the stages of life; as, the age of infancy, of youth,
   etc. | 
											
															| • | Mature age; especially, the time of life at which one attains
   full personal rights and capacities; as, to come of age; he (or she) is
   of age. | 
											
															| • | The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is
   understood to become vested; as, the age of consent; the age of
   discretion. | 
											
															| • | A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from
   others; as, the golden age, the age of Pericles. | 
											
															| • | A great period in the history of the Earth. | 
											
															| • | A century; the period of one hundred years. | 
											
															| • | The people who live at a particular period; hence, a
   generation. | 
											
															| • | A long time. | 
											
															| • | To grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age; as, he
   grew fat as he aged. | 
											
															| • | To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age
   to; as, grief ages us. |