period — [pir′ē əd] n. [ME paryode < MFr periode < L periodus < Gr periodos, a going around, cycle < peri , around + hodos, way < IE base * sed , to go > Sans ā sad , go toward] 1. the interval between recurrent astronomical events, as… … English World dictionary
age — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Old age Nouns 1. age, years, oldness; life expectancy, life span; longevity, length of years; gerontology, geriatrics; gerontocracy; ageism. 2. (maturity) adulthood, man or womanhood, maturity; legal or… … English dictionary for students
age-period pedagogics — amžiaus pedagogika statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Pedagogikos mokslo šaka, nagrinėjanti specifinius įvairių amžiaus grupių auklėjimo ir mokymo dėsningumus. Yra kūdikystės, ikimokyklinė, mokyklinė ir suaugusiųjų amžiaus… … Sporto terminų žodynas
age-phase pedagogics — amžiaus pedagogika statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Pedagogikos mokslo šaka, nagrinėjanti specifinius įvairių amžiaus grupių auklėjimo ir mokymo dėsningumus. Yra kūdikystės, ikimokyklinė, mokyklinė ir suaugusiųjų amžiaus… … Sporto terminų žodynas
Age of Empires — is a series of computer video games developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The first title of the series was Age of Empires , released in 1997. Since then, seven titles and three spin offs have been released. The… … Wikipedia
Age of Enlightenment — Age of Reason redirects here. For other uses, see Age of Reason (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Age — ([=a]j), n. [OF. aage, eage, F. [^a]ge, fr. L. aetas through a supposed LL. aetaticum. L. aetas is contracted fr. aevitas, fr. aevum lifetime, age; akin to E. aye ever. Cf. {Each}.] 1. The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Age of a tide — Age Age ([=a]j), n. [OF. aage, eage, F. [^a]ge, fr. L. aetas through a supposed LL. aetaticum. L. aetas is contracted fr. aevitas, fr. aevum lifetime, age; akin to E. aye ever. Cf. {Each}.] 1. The whole duration of a being, whether animal,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
period — period, epoch, era, age, aeon all denote a portion or division of time; epoch and era can also denote an event regarded as the beginning of a portion or division of time. Period is the generic term, designating an extent of time of any length for … New Dictionary of Synonyms
age — n: the time of life at which some particular qualification, power, or capacity arises the voting age is 18 see also legal age, majority Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary