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PRONUNCIATION OF DARK AGE

dark age  [dɑːk eɪdʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DARK AGE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dark age 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 DARK AGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dark age in the English dictionary

The definition of dark age in the dictionary is If you refer to a period in the history of a society as a dark age, you think that it is characterized by a lack of knowledge and progress.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DARK AGE


age
eɪdʒ
backstage
ˌbækˈsteɪdʒ
cage
keɪdʒ
engage
ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ
gage
ɡeɪdʒ
gauge
ɡeɪdʒ
ice-age
ˈaɪsˌeɪdʒ
mage
meɪdʒ
onstage
ˌɒnˈsteɪdʒ
Osage
əʊˈseɪdʒ
outrage
ˈaʊtˌreɪdʒ
page
peɪdʒ
rage
reɪdʒ
rampage
ræmˈpeɪdʒ
sage
seɪdʒ
stage
steɪdʒ
Stone-Age
stəʊn eɪdʒ
teenage
ˈtiːnˌeɪdʒ
underage
ˌʌndərˈeɪdʒ
wage
weɪdʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DARK AGE

dark
Dark Ages
dark chocolate
Dark Continent
dark current
dark energy
dark glasses
dark horse
dark lantern
dark matter
dark nebula
dark reaction
dark star
dark tourism
dark-complexioned
dark-eyed
dark-field illumination
dark-field microscope
dark-haired
dark-skinned

WORDS THAT END LIKE DARK AGE

bronze age
coming of age
computer age
electronic age
golden age
ice age
in this day and age
information age
iron age
middle age
of age
old age
reading age
retirement age
school age
silver age
space age
the atomic age
the jazz age
under age

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dark age» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DARK AGE

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

Translator English - Chinese

黑暗时代
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

era de Tinieblas
570 millions of speakers

English

dark age
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डार्क आयु
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عصر الظلام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

темный век
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

idade das trevas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অন্ধকার বয়স
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

période sombre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Umur gelap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dark Age
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

暗黒時代
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

어두운 시대
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Umur gelap
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thời kỳ đen tối
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இருண்ட வயது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गडद वय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karanlık çağ
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

età oscura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Dark Age
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

темний повік
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vârstă întuneric
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκοτεινή εποχή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

donker ouderdom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mörk tid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dark age
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dark age

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DARK AGE»

The term «dark age» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.784 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DARK AGE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DARK AGE»

Discover the use of dark age in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dark age and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dark Age Ahead
Wise, worldly, full of real-life examples and accessible concepts, this book is an essential read for perilous times. From the Hardcover edition.
Jane Jacobs, 2010
2
Dark age economics: the origins of towns and trade A.D. 600-1000
A general account is offered of the role of towns and trade in the creation of Western Europe
Richard Hodges, 1989
3
Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age
This is an important book...a harrowing documentation of our modern world's descent into fragmentation, self alienation, and emptiness-brought on, to a large extent, by communication technologies that distract us, dislocate us, and destroy ...
Maggie Jackson, 2008
4
The Dark Age of Greece: An Archaeological Survey of the ...
And yet, although the book reveals material discontinuity, its ultimate conclusion is that at the most fundamental level of culture, human population, a continuity can be discerned, between the greatness of Mycenae and the rebirth of urban ...
Anthony M. Snodgrass, 2000
5
Dark Age: The Political Odyssey of Emperor Bokassa
A gripping political biography of one of Africa's most controversial leaders.
Brian Titley, 2002
6
Dark Age Bodies: Gender and Monastic Practice in the Early ...
In Dark Age Bodies Lynda L. Coon reconstructs the gender ideology of monastic masculinity through an investigation of early medieval readings of the body.
Lynda L. Coon, 2011
7
A Biographical Dictionary of Dark Age Britain: England, ...
This book provides a unique work of reference cutting across ancient cultural divisions within Dark Age Britain, and it enables the reader to follow the careers of people as far apart in time and place as the early Kentish kings and Viking ...
Ann Williams, Alfred P. Smyth, D. P. Kirby, 1991
8
Emerging from the Dark Age Ahead: The Future of the North ...
This is a creative, original work that will stimulate theological students and lay folk as well.
Charles Fensham, 2011
9
Mechwarrior: Dark Age #1:: Ghost War (A Battletech Novel)
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA
Michael A. Stackpole, 2002
10
King Arthur: Dark Age Warrior and Mythic Hero
Details the mythic life of King Arthur, the history of Arthurian legend, and the popular themes and characters associated with the legends.
John Matthews, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DARK AGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dark age is used in the context of the following news items.
1
NSW State of Origin star Aaron Woods: the family man with a warrior …
The year before, they had ended an eight-year dark age with an emphatic series win over Queensland. NSW were behind 1-0 in the three ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Germany Caused the Crisis, Germany Must Solve It
... negotiating as they did in the last five months then forget about all this, and then Europe will go very quickly into a very dark age, so to say. «The Real News Network, Jul 15»
3
Say 'No' To Greek Financial Irresponsibility – OpEd
Other countries, such as Ireland, Latvia, and Slovakia, have also had to take their countries out of the dark age of overregulation and undergo ... «Eurasia Review, Jul 15»
4
Incredible maps show the Milky Way's stars, rings and loops
Before the stars began to form, described as the 'reionisation' epoch, the cosmos occupied a dark age devoid of visible light. Reionisation ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
5
Will FIFA's World Cup Sexism Ever Die?
The same structural problems ensure the entrenchment of FIFA's sexism. Saudi Arabia, mired in its fundamentalist Dark Age, bans women not ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
6
No, America Is Not a Great Nation
Or maybe He will lead us through this dark age to true greatness. I don't know. Here's what I do know, and here's the hopeful part: Our priority ... «TheBlaze.com, Jul 15»
7
A serious attempt to follow the Terminator timeline
... the Resistance, including Kyle Reese, presumably chopping off all those closed loops and launching the Earth into a neverending Dark Age. «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»
8
Sins of a Dark Age MOBA ceasing development two months after …
Unfortunately, Sins of a Dark Age is not currently sustainable and we are ceasing all further development. Very soon we will launch an update ... «ModVive, Jul 15»
9
Dominic Tierney argues that finding a workable exit strategy is key in …
Since then, we have entered a "dark age" of protracted and unwinnable conflicts, including the three longest and most frustrating wars in our ... «cleveland.com, Jun 15»
10
Letters: The West will be forced to annihilate this Dark Ages savagery
Increasingly, large swathes of the planet are being enveloped in a new Dark Age fraught with ignorance, intolerance, vile brutality, terror and ... «Irish Independent, Jun 15»

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