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Bronze Age

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Noun

1. bronze age

(archeology) a period between the Stone and Iron Ages, characterized by the manufacture and use of bronze tools and weapons

2. bronze age

(classical mythology) the third age of the world, marked by war and violence

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bronze Age

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noun
classical mythology
a period of human existence marked by war and violence, following the golden and silver ages and preceding the iron age
noun
archaeology
a. 
a technological stage between the Stone and Iron Ages, beginning in the Middle East about 4500 bc and lasting in Britain from about 2000 to 500 bc, during which weapons and tools were made of bronze and there was intensive trading
b. 
(as modifier)
a Bronze-Age tool

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Bronze Age

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a phase of some human cultures, usually after a Stone Age and before an Iron Age, characterized by bronze tools and weapons, specif. such a phase in the Old World c. 3500-1000 b.c.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Bronze Age

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n.
A period of human culture between the Stone Age and the Iron Age, characterized by the use of weapons and implements made of bronze. See Usage Note at Three Age system.

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