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third age

third age noun: the age after retirement but while one is still young enough to be active; young old age.

Noun

third age (uncountable)

  1. (UK) The age after retirement but while one is still young enough to be active; young old age.

Forms of third age

alternative formThird Age

Questions about third age

What does third age mean?
Third age means the age after retirement but while one is still young enough to be active; young old age.
What part of speech is third age?
Third age is a noun.

Words near third age in the dictionary

  1. Thira
  2. thiram
  3. thirams
  4. Thiran
  5. third
  6. third age
  7. third angle projection
  8. third angle projections
  9. third art
  10. third base
  11. third baseman

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