ice age
Definition of ice age
1 : a time of widespread glaciation
2 capitalized I&A : the Pleistocene glacial epoch
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Examples of ice age in a Sentence
changes that occurred during the last ice age
1855
First Known Use of ice age
1855
ICE AGE Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of ice age for English Language Learners
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: a time in the distant past when a large part of the world was covered with ice
ICE AGE Defined for Kids
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Definition of ice age for Students
: a period of time during which much of the earth is covered with glaciers
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