Bronze Age

Bronze Age

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.

bronze age

n

(Classical Myth & Legend) classical myth a period of human existence marked by war and violence, following the golden and silver ages and preceding the iron age

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Bronze Age

n

(Archaeology) archaeol

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.

Bronze′ Age`

n.

a period in the history of humankind, following the Stone Age and preceding the Iron Age, during which bronze weapons and implements were used: representative Old World cultures are the Minoan and Mycenaean.

[1860–65]

Bronze Age

The period between the Stone Age and the Iron Age during which people discovered how to make tools and weapons from bronze.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Bronze Age - (archeology) a period between the Stone and Iron Ages, characterized by the manufacture and use of bronze tools and weapons archaeology, archeology - the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures prehistoric culture, prehistory - the time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word
	2.	bronze age - (classical mythology) the third age of the world, marked by war and violence classical mythology - the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"

Translations

Bronzezeit

εποχή του χαλκού

pronssikausi

et... del bronzo

bronstijd

Бронзовый век

Bronze Age

n the Bronze Age → l'età del bronzo