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Noun: iron age
  1. (classical mythology) the last and worst age of the world
Noun: Iron Age
  1. (archeology) the period following the Bronze Age; characterized by rapid spread of iron tools and weapons

Derived forms: iron ages

Type of: period, period of time, time period, time span

Part of: prehistoric culture, prehistory

Encyclopedia: Iron age

Iron Age