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Noun: Middle Ages
  1. The period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance
    - Dark Ages
Noun: middle age
  1. The time of life between youth and old age (e.g., between 40 and 60 years of age)
    "He started experiencing a midlife crisis in middle age"

Type of: age, historic period, time of life

Part of: adulthood, history, maturity

Encyclopedia: Middle Ages

Middle age