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Noun: Bronze Age
  1. (archeology) a period between the Stone and Iron Ages, characterized by the manufacture and use of bronze tools and weapons
Noun: bronze age
  1. (classical mythology) the third age of the world, marked by war and violence
    "In Greek mythology, the bronze age was a time of heroes and great battles"

Derived forms: Bronze Ages

Type of: period, period of time, time period, time span

Part of: prehistoric culture, prehistory

Encyclopedia: Bronze Age

Bronze age