: of, relating to, or befitting the age of space exploration
especially : modern
space-age technology

Examples of space-age in a Sentence

space-age technology that totally transformed the news-gathering business
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The '60s will be about peace and love with a Yellow Submarine Coffee House and a Rocket Bar inspired by the space-age. Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025 Learning as a space-age adventure Hands-on is the core theme in all the programs offered by the Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) where learning becomes doing. Chrystle Fiedler, USA Today, 17 Oct. 2025 See below for more of Sydney Sweeney’s space-age affair. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025 The West may think of his nation in terms of space-age technology and zeitgeist-defining cultural phenomena like KPop Demon Hunters, though in truth South Korea battles the lowest birth rate, top suicide rate, and highest youth unemployment of any developed nation. Charlie Campbell, Time, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for space-age

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of space-age was in 1946

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“Space-age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space-age. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

space-age

adjective
ˈspā-ˌsāj
: of or relating to the age of space exploration
especially : modern entry 1 sense 1
space-age technology
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