# Iron Age

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈʌɪən eɪdʒ/

## Definitions
1. The most recent and debased of the four or five classical Ages of Man; hence, any period characterized by wicked behavior.
2. An age characterized by the use of iron.
3. A level of culture in which humans used iron and the technology of ironworking. (Estimated to have begun in Europe about 1100 BC)

## Etymology
From iron + age, in the mythological sense a calque of Latin saecula ferrea, aetas ferrea; in the archaeological sense a calque of Danish jernalder.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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