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There is a big age gap between my sisters Janice and Irma and myself so I didn't know them that well when I was younger although they have been very supportive in later life.
Alvin Lee

Meaning of "age gap" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AGE GAP

age gap  [eɪdʒ ɡæp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AGE GAP

noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Age gap is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AGE GAP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

age gap

Age disparity in sexual relationships

Age disparity in sexual relationships and sexual relationships between individuals of a significant difference in age have been documented for most of recorded history and have been regarded with a wide range of attitudes, from normalized acceptance to taboo. Concepts of these relationships and of the exact definition of a "significant" age disparity have developed over time and vary between societies, legal systems, and ethical systems. These views are rarely uniform even within cultures and are affected by views of consent, marriage, and gender roles, and by perceptions of social and economic differences between age groups. The average age difference between couples in the developed world is between two to three years, with the female partner being younger. Marriage between partners of roughly similar age is known as "age homogamy".

Definition of age gap in the English dictionary

The definition of age gap in the dictionary is a difference in age between two people.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AGE GAP


airgap
ˈɛəˌɡæp
gap
ɡæp
medigap
ˈmedɪˌɡæp
stopgap
ˈstɒpˌɡæp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AGE GAP

age
age allowance
age before beauty
age bracket
age difference
age discrimination
age group
age hardening
age limit
age of consent
age of discretion
Age of Reason
age range
age-long
age-old
age-proof
aged
agedly
agedness
agee

WORDS THAT END LIKE AGE GAP

bridge a gap
communication gap
credibility gap
culture gap
deflationary gap
dollar gap
energy gap
financing gap
gender gap
generation gap
inflationary gap
leaf gap
spark gap
suckers´ gap
trade gap
truth-value gap
water gap
wind gap

Synonyms and antonyms of age gap in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «age gap» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AGE GAP

Find out the translation of age gap to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of age gap from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «age gap» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

年龄差距
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

diferencia de edad
570 millions of speakers

English

age gap
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उम्र की खाई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفجوة العمرية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

разница в возрасте
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

diferença de idade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বয়স ফাঁক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

écart d´âge
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

jurang umur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Altersunterschied
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

年齢差
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

나이 차이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Umur gap
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khoảng cách tuổi tác
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வயது இடைவெளி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वयातील अंतर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yaş aralığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

differenza di età
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

różnica wieku
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

різниця у віці
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

diferenta de varsta
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διαφορά ηλικίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ouderdom gaping
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

åldersskillnaden
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

aldersforskjell
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of age gap

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AGE GAP»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about age gap

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4 QUOTES WITH «AGE GAP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word age gap.
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Clyde Edgerton
I have a daughter, Catherine, aged 30. I have a 9-year-old son, Nathaniel, a 7-year-old son, Ridley, and a 6-year-old daughter, Truma. I'm 68. The age gap between the younger kids and me is not something I think about much because I feel physically about like I did when I was 40, or at least, I think I do.
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Katherine Jenkins
If you love somebody, you love them. My parents had a 25-year age gap between them and my mum was the breadwinner, my dad the house husband. I'm a strong believer that a good relationship can work, whatever the situation.
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Wladimir Klitschko
The reality of growing up is we changed schools so many times, my brother was my best friend. We have a five-year age gap, and my brother inspired me. He started boxing, and I just want to show that I could do things better than him.
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Alvin Lee
There is a big age gap between my sisters Janice and Irma and myself so I didn't know them that well when I was younger although they have been very supportive in later life.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AGE GAP»

Discover the use of age gap in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to age gap and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Generation Blend: Managing Across the Technology Age Gap
If you want to engage, motivate, and retain young workers without driving the veteran workers away, then this book can help you." —Penelope Trunk, business columnist, The Boston Globe and author, Brazen Careerist "Rob Salkowitz turns ...
R. Salkowitz, 2008
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Age Gap Relationships: The Attractions and Drawbacks of ...
This book provides an informative and entertaining look at age-gap relationships.
Jill Pitkeathley, David Emerson, 1996
3
Genius and Creativity: Selected Papers
For the cross-generational relationships, this age gap measure was defined as the birth year of the successor artist minus the birth year of the predecessor artist. For instance, Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452, Verrocchio, in 1435, and ...
Dean Keith Simonton, 1997
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What's Age Got to Do with It?: A Guide to Age Gap Relationships
Though relationships with an age gap were once considered risqué, it is increasingly common for men and women from all walks of life to date both much older and much younger people.
Anne Cantelo, 2010
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Human-computer Interaction, INTERACT '03: IFIP TC13 ...
The results as reported in Chattratichart & Brodie (forthcoming) showed an age gap among our respondents for 21 factors in all. On the whole, aesthetics, new cellular technologies, and manifold functionality were more important issues to the ...
Matthias Rauterberg, Marino Menozzi, Janet Wesson, 2003
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The Dark Side of Close Relationships II
Nonetheless, they reflect intriguing and viable accounts of at least one important age-gap subtype. As should be evident from this discussion, there are certainly a variety of plausible explanations for the existence of age-gap romances.
William R. Cupach, Brian H. Spitzberg, 2010
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Demographic Behavior in the Past: A Study of Fourteen German ...
Thus the age gap between husband and wife carries with it implications concerning familial authority. When husbands are typically much older than their wives, women are more likely to be in a more subservient position than in situations ...
John E. Knodel, 2002
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Gender Bias in China, South Korea and India, 1920-90: ...
Method of estimating spousal availability: The index used in this paper is the ratio of males to younger females for each five-year birth cohort at census time, using the observed average age gap at first marriage between men and women ...
Monica Das Gupta, Li Shuzhuo, 1999
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Human Sexuality and Its Problems
TABLE 6.2 Median age at first sexual intercourse, at first marriage, and age gap at marriage in men and women from 54 countries (from Wellings et al 2006)* Countries Men Women Age at first sexual intercourse Age at first marriage Age at first ...
John Bancroft, 2009
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Sisters and Brothers
there is a large age gap between them. The older child, they argue, does not feel so displaced, and since he's more secure is more friendly toward the younger. Both accounts sound plausible, and we can find evidence to support either point  ...
Judy Dunn, 1985

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AGE GAP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term age gap is used in the context of the following news items.
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Home is where the heart is... for Felicity Hayes-McCoy and Wilf Judd
There was quite an age gap between Felicity and her four siblings growing up in Clonskeagh, and her late sisters, Mary and Ann, both taught ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
2
Pommade Divine: The 300-year-old beauty secret that has been …
However, thanks to the determination of two visionary British women, with a 40-year age gap between them – Ania Macadam, 30, and her ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
Mills & Boon: And you thought romance was dead! After 35000 …
Social trends are reflected with a smaller age gap between the characters and coverage of contemporary issues such as infertility, adoption ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
Albuquerque research helps solve Saturn's age gap
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Groundbreaking research done right here in Albuquerque helps answer a question that has been debated among ... «KRQE News 13, Jul 15»
5
Kylie Jenner 'battles with Tyga paranoia'
Kylie and Tyga have faced constant criticism over their relationship because of the age gap. Tyga's ex Blac Chyna and her good pal Amber ... «Film News, Jul 15»
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Patrick Macnee was drug-taking lothario expelled from Eton for …
They married, but the 17-year age gap — he was 44, she was 27 — proved too much. After a day's filming, Macnee wanted to relax, and his ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Tech Buddies shatters digital age gap
Tech Buddies meets from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 19, at Braden River Library, 4915 53rd Ave. E., Bradenton. Call 727-6079. «YourObserver.com, Jul 15»
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Age Gap is the New Wage Gap: Just Ask Top-Paid Female Celebrities
Aging rockers, has-been radio personalities, and ex-action stars get paid more than A-list actresses. That's one major takeaway from Forbes' ... «TIME, Jun 15»
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Sandia's Z Machine helps solve Saturn's 2-billion-year Age Gap
Results from Sandia National Laboratories' Z machine provides hard data for an 85-year-old theory that could correct mistaken estimates of the ... «Scientific Computing, Jun 15»
10
Elder Service Corps programs help bridge the age gap and engage …
But Joan Poulin and Dianne Norris are trying to change that by setting up sexual health education workshops for older adults considering the ... «Calgary Herald, Jun 15»

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