aetas — meaning in English
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English meaning
- age noun The length of time someone or something has existed, usually counted in years.
- era noun A period of time marked out by particular events, developments, or characteristics.
- lifetime noun The entire duration of someone's or something's life.
- period noun A stretch of time, or a particular era seen as a distinct whole.
- time noun The ongoing flow of existence in which events happen — what clocks and calendars measure in seconds, hours, days and years.
Senses
aetas is used for these senses in English:
- age (countable) A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others.
- age (astrology) One of the twelve divisions of a Great Year, equal to roughly 2000 years and governed by one of the zodiacal signs; a Platonic month.
- age (countable, poker) The entitlement of the player to the left of the dealer to pass the first round in betting, and then to come in last or stay out; also, the player holding this position; the eldest hand.
- lifetime The duration of the life of someone or something.
- period The length of time during which the same characteristics of a periodic phenomenon recur, such as the repetition of a wave or the rotation of a planet. [from 17th c.]
- time (countable) A measurement of a quantity of time; a numerical or general indication of a length of progression.
age — full definition
- noun The length of time someone or something has existed, usually counted in years.
- noun A particular period in history, especially one with distinct characteristics.
- noun A long, often exaggerated, period of time.
- verb To grow older, or to show signs of growing older.