the Bronze Age
noun
: a period of time that began between 4000 and 3000 B.C. in which people used bronze to make weapons and tools
The artifact dates to the Bronze Age.
a Bronze Age weapon/tool
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Throughout the Bronze Age and medieval centuries, Armenian vineyards thrived under the rule of kingdoms and monasteries.
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Layne Randolph, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
By the Bronze Age, arrowheads were firmly embedded in warfare.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
The loaf dated back to the Bronze Age.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
While the plague lineage that persisted during the Bronze Age is extinct, Yersinia pestis is still around in parts of Africa and Asia as well as the western United States, Brazil and Peru.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
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Layne Randolph, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
By the Bronze Age, arrowheads were firmly embedded in warfare.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
The loaf dated back to the Bronze Age.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
While the plague lineage that persisted during the Bronze Age is extinct, Yersinia pestis is still around in parts of Africa and Asia as well as the western United States, Brazil and Peru.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Bronze Age
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“The Bronze Age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Bronze%20Age. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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