| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Iron Age |
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| SYLLABICATION: | I·ron Age |
| PRONUNCIATION: |     rn |
| NOUN: | The period in cultural development succeeding the Bronze Age in Asia, Europe, and Africa, characterized by the introduction of iron metallurgy. In Europe it began around the eighth century b.c. See Usage Note at Three Age system.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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