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Iron age

The most recent and debased of the four or five classical Ages of Man; hence, any period characterised by wicked behaviour.

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proper noun
  1. 1

    The most recent and debased of the four or five classical Ages of Man; hence, any period characterised by wicked behaviour.

  2. 2

    An age characterised by the use of iron.

  3. 3

    A level of culture in which Man used iron and the technology of ironworking. (Estimated to have begun in Europe about 1100 BCE)

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