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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun One of the four ages constituting a cycle of history.

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Sanskrit yugam, yoke, pair, era; see yeug- in Indo-European roots.]

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