a prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years"
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a prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years"
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belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire; "ancient history"; "anci…
Used in the same subject area: History, Chronology and periods.ten 10s
Used in the same subject area: History, Chronology and periods.characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages; "chivalric rites"; "the knightly years"
Used in the same subject area: History, Chronology and periods.the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events
Used in the same subject area: History, Chronology and periods.belonging to the present time; "contemporary leaders"
Used in the same subject area: History, Chronology and periods.the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
Used in the same subject area: History, Chronology and periods.a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods
Used in the same subject area: History, Chronology and periods.a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods
Used in the same subject area: History, Chronology and periods.a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed; "ganoid fishes swarmed during the earlier geological periods"
Used in the same subject area: History, Chronology and periods.ten 10s
Used in the same subject area: History, Chronology and periods.characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages; "chivalric rites"; "the knightly years"
Used in the same subject area: History, Chronology and periods.characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages; "chivalric rites"; "the knightly years"
Used in the same subject area: History, Chronology and periods.characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages; "chivalric rites"; "the knightly years"
Used in the same subject area: History, Chronology and periods.belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages; "modern art"; "modern furniture"; "modern history"; "totem poles are modern rather…
Used in the same subject area: History, Chronology and periods.ten 10s
Used in the same subject area: History, Chronology and periods.a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed; "ganoid fishes swarmed during the earlier geological periods"
Used in the same subject area: History, Chronology and periods.belonging to or existing in times before recorded history; "prehistoric settlements"; "prehistoric peoples"
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A conical calcareous fossil, tapering to a point at the lower extremity, with a conical cavity at the other end, where it is ordinaril…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: prolonged, period, time, known, ages.Of or pertaining to the lowest period of the Devonian age. (See the Diagram, under Geology.) The Corniferous period has been so called…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: prolonged, period, time, known, ages.A specified time or period; time, considered with reference to the existence or prominence of a person or thing; age; time.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: prolonged, period, time, known, ages.Consisting of ten years; happening every ten years; as, a decennial period; decennial games.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: prolonged, period, time, known, ages.Toward the east; in the direction of east from some point or place; as, New Haven lies eastward from New York.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: prolonged, period, time, known, ages.A portion of a sea, a lake, or other large body of water, either landlocked or artificially protected so as to be a place of safety fo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: prolonged, period, time, known, ages.To shelter, as in a haven.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: prolonged, period, time, known, ages.Sheltered in a haven.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: prolonged, period, time, known, ages.A port or small haven; -- used in composition; as, Lambhithe, now Lambeth.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: prolonged, period, time, known, ages.A small bay; an inlet; a haven.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: prolonged, period, time, known, ages.abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation; can be a symptom of uterine tumors and can lead to anemia if prolonged
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: prolonged, period, time, known, ages.Every fiftieth year, being the year following the completion of each seventh sabbath of years, at which time all the slaves of Hebrew…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: prolonged, period, time, known, ages.The last and worst of the four ages of the world; -- considered to have begun B. C. 3102, and to last 432,000 years.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: prolonged, period, time, known, ages.That which terminates a period of time; hence, the period itself; the full time or extent.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: prolonged, period, time, known, ages.Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in utterance; -- said of vowels and syllables. See Short, a., 13, and Guide to Pronunciation,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: prolonged, period, time, known, ages.A lustration or purification, especially the purification of the whole Roman people, which was made by the censors once in five years.…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: prolonged, period, time, known, ages.The method or spirit of the Middle Ages; devotion to the institutions and practices of the Middle Ages; a survival from the Middle Age…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: prolonged, period, time, known, ages.One who has a taste for, or is versed in, the history of the Middle Ages; one in sympathy with the spirit or forms of the Middle Ages.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: prolonged, period, time, known, ages.
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