bronze age

Noun

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Noun (2)

  1. (archeology) a period between the Stone and Iron Ages, characterized by the manufacture and use of bronze tools and weaponsInstance of time period, period of timePart of prehistory, prehistoric culture
  2. (classical mythology) the third age of the world, marked by war and violenceType of time period, period of time
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Bronze age

an age of the world which followed the stone age, and was characterized by the use of implements and ornaments of copper or bronze.

From the entry Bronze.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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